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| Bomb attack on PTI rally leaves four injured |
| 2013-05-07 |
| [Dawn] At least two workers of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... and as many police constables were maimed when an improvised bomb planted on a roadside went off when a PTI procession was passing from there to attend a public meeting in Gharibabad area of Takhbai tehsil here on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Nazir Khan told Dawn that preliminary investigation suggested that a remote-controlled device was went kaboom!by unknown persons to target the PTI procession on Takhtbai road. He said that two police personnel and two PTI workers suffered injuries in the blast. They were taken to Mardan Medical Complex by Rescue 1122. The injured were identified as PTI activists Shah Zeb and Khalid, and constables Matiullah and Altaf. The DSP said that the police launched a search operation soon after the blast and had incarcerated ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... 15 suspects, who were being interrogated. The Takhbai police have registered the case against unknown persons. Tariq Mehmood Aryani, PTI local office-bearer, told Dawn that five of their workers were maimed in the blast. He said that three of them were later referred to 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. for treatment. Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... in a statement issued in Peshawar on Sunday the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Caretaker Minister for Information Mussarat Qadeem condemned the attack on an election rally of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf in Takhtbhai, Mardan. The minister said that the government was striving hard to protect the people as well as candidates of political parties and provide them security. She said that the government was using all resources to ensure holding of peaceful, free and transparent elections in the province. Ms Qadeem said that it was the main responsibility of the government to protect the lives and property of people. She said that the government would hold the elections in an impartial and free environment. The minister said that the provincial government had put the security forces on alert to avert any untoward incident during the elections. |
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