Overview
- Federal investigators forensically identified Dr Umar Un Nabi as the deceased driver and classified the November 10 explosion as a vehicle-borne suicide attack.
- The NIA arrested Amir Rashid Ali, in whose name the Hyundai i20 was registered, for allegedly facilitating the car’s purchase; another vehicle linked to Nabi was seized and 73 witnesses have been examined.
- Three 9mm cartridges—two live and one empty—were recovered at the site, with police probing how prohibited ammunition reached the location since no weapon was found.
- Agencies are following an estimated Rs 20 lakh trail suspected to have moved through hawala channels, including roughly Rs 3 lakh on 26 quintals of NPK fertilizer, while forensic teams examine possible TATP traces.
- Scrutiny of Al-Falah University has intensified with police cases over regulatory irregularities and multiple detentions, though several individuals detained in Nuh were later released after no concrete links were found.