ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s counterterrorism police announced the arrest of a young female suicide bomber in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday, saying they have seized a pistol, communication devices and other materials from her possession.
The arrest was made in Dera Ismail Khan district amid a renewed surge in militant violence in KP, where security forces have faced frequent attacks in recent years. Islamabad has blamed the spike on cross-border militancy from neighboring Afghanistan, accusing the administration in Kabul of “facilitating” assaults against civilians and security personnel.
The allegation has been denied by the Afghan Taliban.
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said it acted on intelligence in the Sheikh Yousaf tent settlement area of the district, where a special weapons and tactics team conducted a raid and detained the suspect.
“The arrested suicide attacker was the right-hand woman of the deceased khariji Shah Wali, also known as Tariq Kochi, and had continued to receive training from him,” the CTD said in a statement.
