Four army recruits injured in WednesdayÂ’s suicide attack at Dargai, Malakand Agency, told Daily Times on Thursday that the man who carried out the attack did not appear to be a Pakistani.
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The injured recruits – Akram Khan, Asif, Kalim Sultan and Rajab Ali – were admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar following the suicide attack that killed 42 military personnel at the Punjab Regiment Recruitment Centre at Dargai.
The recruits said that the suicide bomber had a black beard and wore a Taliban-style jacket and a Sindhi cap, but did not seem to be a Pakistani. “We (a group of 90 recruits) were asked by hawaldar Ijaz to straighten up our lines for physical training when the suicide bomber, aged between 37 and 40, walked towards the parade ground and gradually started running towards us. As soon as he (the bomber) came closer to our group, he blew himself up,” said the recruits. They said that the suicide bomber did not shout Allah-o-Akbar before detonating the bomb. Akram Khan, a resident of Jhara tehsil, Takht Bhai district in Mardan, said the group had been training in the PRC Fort ground since August. Akram, who lost his right hand in the blast, said that two guards had been deployed for the recruits’ security following the Bajaur madrassa airstrike.
Kalim Sultan, who received injuries on his head and legs, and Asif, who lost his left hand in the blast, said that they had been cautioned against moving freely in Dargai Bazaar and authorities had also stopped issuing them night passes to go home following the Bajaur incident. |