PESHAWAR: Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have become the most common weapon frequently used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata. The weapon is cheap to manufacture and causes a long lasting damaging effect on its subject
According to inspector general of bomb disposal squad, 70% of terrorist attacks used IEDs
According to the sources in KP 5,228 incidents of IED blasts took place from 2009 to 2015. Another 210 cases have already been recorded this year.
KP police’s official statistics show that 21 people have been killed and 122 injured in 23 IED attacks in Peshawar this year.
In the year 2015, at least 26 people, both civilians and police personnel, were killed and 53 injured in as many as 37 IED attacks.
Relevant authorities have urged the government to establish an inspectorate to prevent criminal elements from getting access to IEDs.
