75% of suicide attacks in Pakhtunkhwa involve Afghan nationals: IGP
IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan has said that 75% of the suicide bombers in the various districts of the province belonged to Afghanistan.
While giving an interview to the media, IG Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan said that Ali Masjid suicide attack, Bara, Hangu, Bajaur and Police Lions suicide attack were also Afghan nationals.
He said that 76 cases of extortion were reported this year, 49 cases related to extortion were traced, extortion calls were traced to big businessmen of Peshawar, both local and Afghan involved in extortion were arrested, Chitral, Mohmand, while extortionists were caught from Bajaur.
Akhtar Hayat said that extortionists were also caught from the local contractors of southern districts, due to the actions against extortionists, there has been a decrease in extortion calls, a year ago, regular data regarding extortion calls was not kept.