Double whammy

IN two highly condemnable suicide blasts, at least 70 innocent and unsuspecting people died outside the POF gates and with over 100 wounded more deaths cannot be ruled out. That two suicide bombers should enter unchecked a high security zone is a reflection on the working of the intelligence agencies. Meanwhile Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar has claimed responsibility for the attack, telling media by telephone that it was a “reaction to the ongoing military operation in Bajaur.” Apparently those who planned the attack wanted to target a prime military installation. The majority of those killed, however, were civilian workers leaving for their homes after the shift change and had nothing to do with the ongoing operations in the tribal areas. Some of them might not have even approved of them.