{"id":112935,"date":"2023-08-02T09:36:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/?p=112935"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:44:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:44:18","slug":"northwest-pakistan-hit-by-yet-another-violent-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/ar\/northwest-pakistan-hit-by-yet-another-violent-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Pakistan Hit by Yet Another Violent Attack; ISKP Claims Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
On 30 July, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a pro-Taliban rally organized by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP). The attack resulted in the death of around 56 civilians (including 23 children) and over 200 were reportedly severely wounded. The incident is being referred to as one of the worst attacks the region has experienced in the recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack, which follows months of heavy political unrest as well as an ongoing economic crisis, occurred near a marketplace when speeches were about to commence during the evening hours (local time). More than 1000 people who participated in the rally were from JUI-F. According to Fazal-ur-Rehman, president of JUI-F, the attacker had planned to target over 400 members of his party. Rehman, who was absent from the rally, has previously witnessed and survived over two explosions under similar circumstances in 2011 and 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be taken-into-account that JUI-F has had associations with firebrand Islamists and links with the Taliban in Afghanistan however, the party disapproves of the militants attempting to overthrow the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n