ISLAMABAD: Investigators of last Friday’s bomb blast in the capital have suspected that the terrorist had reached the capital the same day in a passenger vehicle from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Sources close to the investigation said the investigators had detected the presence of a person at Karak, Pirwadhai and I-10/4 the same day and suspected that he might be the bomber.

The suspect’s presence was spotted at Pirwadhai bus terminal and later at I-10/4 through geo-fencing.

The investigators also found that his presence at the Pirwadhai bus terminal had coincided with the arrival of a passenger vehicle from Karak there.

So far, no evidence has been found either he met someone at the bus terminal or not, the sources said.

There is a possibility that he had travelled with a ready-to-blow suicide jacket and a detonator.

The man also made a call and talked to someone on his mobile phone after reaching Pirwadhai, they said.

Investigation conducted so far also showed that either he was wearing the jacket or holding it when it was detonated, as nothing was left or found intact on his body.

Along with other human parts, some fingers, intestine and a bone were found from the crime scene and it was believed that these belonged to the terrorist. A DNA test was being conducted to identify the human remains.

Meanwhile, security around hotels housing foreign visitors was further tightened, police officers said, adding deployment of police and paramilitary troops had also been made around them.

Besides, temporary bunkers were made and pickets set up on roads near the hotels. Policemen were also conducting physical checking of individuals and vehicles.

Issuance of security alerts and advisory by foreign missions in the capital to their countryman continued, keeping in view the situation arising out of Friday’s terror incident and a threat alert issued by the local authorities.

Security staff of some western, European and Middle Eastern countries met relevant officers, including senior police officers concerned, to get an update on the situation, the officers said.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2022