Nearly one week after the bloody Pakistan school siege that left the whole country in deep mourning after it left 141 people dead mostly children, the Pakistani police have shed a little bit of light by arresting several people suspected of even just a bit of involvement. On an official statement, the Pakistani interior minister revealed that the arrested men were considered "facilitator" in the attack.
In depth intelligence and interrogation have revealed that another attack is currently in planning stage according to the interrogated suspects.
All seven attackers who were claimed to be Pakistani Taliban members were reportedly killed in the mayhem. According to an official statement release by the Pakistani Taliban group, the raid on the military run school is revenge for the ongoing army operations that has left many of their comrades displaced because of the chaos. The militant group is referring to the military offensive currently operating in the north-western region of Pakistan.
Immediately after the attack, Pakistan officials have lifted the ban on its use of death penalty and have already executed six men.
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khar, Pakistan's Interior Minister, said in an interview: "We are receiving intelligence from across the country that the militants are getting ready for another savage and inhuman counter attack."
Additionally, the minister said that no other information can be shared as of the moment since they are protecting the secrecy of their operation in order to properly carry it out.
After the chaos has settled down in the fear-stricken city of Peshawar, thousands of Pakistani has visited the army-run school to pay their respects and mourn those who were killed.
Pakistan has executed four convicted criminals in Faisalabad last Sunday. The execution marked the second set of convicts to face the death penalty since it was lifted after the attack on Peshawar. The four convicts were involved in an assassination plot to then President Pervez Musharraf in 2003. One of the executed convict is Akhlas Akhlaq, he is hold dual Pakistani and Russian citizenship.
The executions were carried out by Pakistan despite orders from the United Nations to stop it.
