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Today's Pakabooms
[Pak Daily Times] A kaboom outside an imambargah in Quetta killed around 28 people, while 17 people were killed in a kaboom on a security force convoy in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. . Bombings in Wazirsitan killed eight more. A jacket wallah on Sunday tried to blow up a holy manbargah in Quetta, killing 28 people and wounding more than 65 others at a checkpoint, officials said. The attack happened in congested Hazara Town, where a massive bombing killed 90 Hazaras in February this year. "The suicide bomber wanted to target a holy manbargah, but he went kaboom!himself before getting there. Nineteen people have been killed and 51 others are injured," said police official Fayaz Sumbal. Balochistan  ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said the bomber went kaboom!at a checkpoint set up by local neighbourhood volunteers around 50 yards away from the imambargah. "The suicide bomber was intercepted at a security checkpoint manned by Hazara Town civilian boys. They stopped him at the barrier 50 yards away from the imambargah and he went kaboom!there," he said. "The evening prayers had just ended in the mosque and most of the victims are Shias. Among them six are women and one is a child," Durrani told AFP. He confirmed the corpse count had reached 28. Hazara Town in particular has been a flashpoint for attacks on Shias and the Hazaras. Locals have set up checkpoints controlling access to the neighbourhood, accusing regular security forces of being unable to stop the attacks. Meanwhile, ...back at the shattered spaceship, Fffflirgoll the Arcturan slithered stealthily toward the control room, where the humans had barricaded themselves... a boom-mobile aimed at a security force convoy killed 17 people and maimed 46 others on Sunday in Badaber, on the outskirts of Peshawar, an official said. The attack happened not far from the semi-autonomous tribal belt where Taliban and al Qaeda-linked groups have bases, as British Prime Minister  David Cameron... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ... visited Islamabad. "Now 17 people have died," said Jamil Shah, front man for the government-run Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, adding that 46 were maimed. At least three children were among the dead, and two children and a woman were among those hurt, he added. Police said most of the victims were civilians because the bomb targeting the Frontier Corps (FC) convoy went kaboom!in a bustling market area. "The boom-mobile was parked in a market packed with the general public. When the FC convoy comprising of three vehicles passed by, the bomb went kaboom!and hit a vehicle in the convoy," police official Shafiullah Khan told AFP. "But many non-combatants were killed and maimed in the attack because there was a big rush in the market at the time," he added. Javed Khan, a local administration official, told news hounds that one policeman was also among the dead in Badaber, a flashpoint for violence south of Peshawar. "This is a very sad incident. There have been targeted operations in that area in the last few days and we have tossed in the slammer Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! many gunnies from that area," Khan said. Shops and cars were damaged in the attack, an AFP news hound said. Pieces of human flesh, broken glass, lost shoes and vegetables from nearby carts were flung across the scene, and the seats of damaged cars were stained with blood. It was not immediately clear whether anyone from the paramilitary Frontier Corps had been killed. "So far, we have reports that two Frontier Corps soldiers have been injured. We don't know about any other losses," a military official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Gunfire was also heard after the blast. A Bomb Disposal Squad official said 40-50 kilogrammes of explosive was used in the attack. It was not clear whether the bomb exploded remotely or carried by a suicide bomber. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Meanwhile, ...back at the pond, Gloria slowly backed away from the eight-foot bull frog. If the creature croaked she would surely be deafened... in the northwestern tribal district of South  Wazoo, a roadside kaboom killed four people in the main town of Wana, officials said. In the North Waziristan tribal region, another roadside kaboom targeting a security force convoy killed four security officials and maimed 12 in the main town of Mir Ali, military and civilian administration sources told AFP. Speaking in Islamabad, Prime Minister Cameron said the battle against terrorism needed "a tough and uncompromising security response" as well as investment in education and tackling poverty. Prime Minister  Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... condemned the attack. "Pakistain has suffered the most in terms of human and financial losses. We are, therefore, resolved to tackle the menace of extremism and terrorism with renewed vigour and close cooperation with our friends," he said after his talks with Cameron. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-01 |
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