The details of the incident were confirmed by Peshawar Capital City Police Officer Mian Saeed's office, as per DAWN. Speaking to DAWN, Mian Saeed said that the police officials were the target of the incident.
The Pakistan administration was investigating how the Peshawar mosque bomber was able to reach a secure area and if there was any insider help, The Express Tribune reported.
The joint investigation team was reconstituted after four members of the team levelled allegations against the team's head Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar.