[1] Early in the day of the attack, a Shiite scholar Basit Ali was shot dead by gunmen.

The blast led to fear of eruption between sects, leading many shops, markets and business centers to close.

[1] The Shia community observed a three-day mourning from Wednesday in the city for victims of attack.

[1] The spokesman of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan Moulvi Omer claimed responsibility for the attack calling it a retaliation against Operation Sherdill and said that the suicide attacks would continue until the military stopped operations in Swat and Bajaur Agency.

[1] Three years after the attack, a memorial ceremony to honour the victims was held on 19 August 2011 and was attended by many people, including the relatives of 20 deceased and 25 injured who belonged to the same family.