The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has established a two-member committee to investigate the attack on a diplomats’ convoy in Swat.
The committee, which includes an additional inspector general of investigation and the special secretary of interior, will look into various aspects of the incident. The findings of the investigation will be submitted to the provincial government.
On Sunday, an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a police van escorting the diplomats near Malam Jabba, resulting in the death of one policeman and injuries to four others. The foreign ministry in Islamabad confirmed that the diplomats safely returned to the capital.
A case has been registered against unidentified individuals in connection with the explosion that targeted the diplomatic convoy. The Counter-Terrorism Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police filed the FIR the day after the attack, which left one officer martyred and five others injured.
The FIR has been registered under sections 324, 353, and 427 of the Pakistan Penal Code, sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
