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TTP claims responsibility for killing retired Major of Pakistan Army
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) grabbed credit for a string of attacks across Pakistain which left four security personnel and a retired major of Pakistain Army killed.According to reports, unidentified gunnies riding on cycle of violence fired indiscriminate bullets on Ali Raza, a retired Major of Pakistain Army, in Phase-I of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood on Saturday and fled the area. Ali Raza was struck down in his prime. The second attack was carried out in Quetta, the picturesque provincial capital of 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... province. A bomb went off close to a security check post in Brewery road leaving a number of casualties. Local media outlets have published different accounts regarding the casualties, some suggest one security personnel belonging to the Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and anti-smuggling operations.... was killed and four others maimed but some others state that four coppers were killed in the kaboom. The third attack was carried out in a Qazi Kalay area of 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. , the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... province. A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) belonging to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) sustained serious injuries in the shooting. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-13 |
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