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Security forces secured Sherongai

2009-10-29T03:09:00.000-07:00

Updated at: 1448 PST, Thursday, October 29, 2009
WANA: Security forces have secured key area of Sherongai during ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat against foreign militants in Shakai and Ladha areas.

General Officer Commanding Major General Khalid Rabbani in a media briefing said eight-two militants have been killed whereas six security men have been martyred and 43 wounded during the action. He said security forces have secured the Sherongai area from Uzbek militants. Large number of Chechen, Uzbek and Turkmenistan militants is still present in Shakai Ladha area. He expressed hope that Kanigaram area will be cleared soon.

Peshawar Blast pictures (28,Oct 2009)

2009-10-29T02:26:00.000-07:00

Blast in Peshawar - 87 killed in Peshawar blast (28,Oct 2009)

2009-10-28T03:33:00.000-07:00

87 killed in Peshawar blast

2009-10-28T03:01:00.000-07:00

Updated at: 1534 PST, Wednesday, October 28, 2009
PESHAWAR: The death toll of Peshawar blast has reached to 60. At least 150 sustained injuries in the blast. DMS Lady Reading Hospital has confirmed the killings.

According to reports, at least 150 people sustained injures as causalities feared to be increased. The injured have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital and other hospitals where emergency has been announced. The children and women are also among the wounded. Some of the injured reported in a critical condition. The administration of Lady Reading Hospital has appealed for blood donation. The blast shattered windowpanes of nearby buildings and created panic among the people.

The charred bodies have been recovered from the blast site as several persons still trapped under the rubbles. A nearby mosque Umme Habiba has been destroyed in the explosion.

Meanwhile, a building has been collapsed during rescue operation. Police have cordoned off the area as rescue operation is on the blast site.

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his heartfelt grief over the loss of innocent lives in Peshawar bomb blast, while denouncing the incident, Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed concerned officials to provide the injured with all the possible medical relief. NWFP Chief Minister (CM), Amir Hyder Khan Hoti has ordered inquiry of the blast.

Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Quaid Altaf Hussain, Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira, NWFP CM Amir Hyder Hoti, Governor NWFP Owais Ahmed Ghani, CM Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad, CM Balochistan Aslam Raisani, Governor Balochistan Zulfiqar Magsi, Federal Ministers Farooq Sattar and Babar Ghauri, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan and Qazi Husain Ahmed have strongly condemned the blast.

50 dead, over 100 hurt in Peshawar blast

2009-10-28T02:39:00.000-07:00

50 dead, over 100 hurt in Peshawar blast

2009-10-28T02:16:00.001-07:00

PESHAWAR: NWFP senior minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour has confirmed the killing of 50 people in the explosion occurred in Peshawar.

According to reports, more then 100 people sustained injures as causalities feared to be increased. The injured have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital and other hospitals where emergency has been announced. The children and women are also among the wounded. Some of the injured reported in a critical condition. The administration of Lady Reading Hospital has appealed for blood donation. The blast shattered windowpanes of nearby buildings and created panic among the people.

Meanwhile, a building has been collapsed during rescue operation. Police have cordoned off the area as rescue operation is on the blast site.

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his heartfelt grief over the loss of innocent lives in Peshawar bomb blast, while denouncing the incident, Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed concerned officials to provide the injured with all the possible medical relief. NWFP Chief Minister (CM), Amir Hyder Khan Hoti has ordered inquiry of the blast.

Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Quaid Altaf Hussain, Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira, NWFP CM Amir Hyder Hoti, Governor NWFP Owais Ahmed Ghani, CM Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad, CM Balochistan Aslam Raisani, Governor Balochistan Zulfiqar Magsi, Federal Ministers Farooq Sattar and Babar Ghauri, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan and Qazi Husain Ahmed have strongly condemned the blast.

SWA operation: Children registration, classes to be launched

2009-10-26T23:18:00.001-07:00

WANA: The political district administration will provide special facilities of health and education to the affectees of operation Rah-e- Nijat reached to Tank.

Assistant political officer Khalid Mehmood told Geo News that registration of affected children will be kicked off from today and special classes will be started from November 1 in the schools of Ranowal, Sheikh Otar, Chadhar, Gyara Baloch, Gomal, Tank City, Cantt, Kot Hadiqq and Dabra. Assistant political officer said special arrangements have been made in Gomal Bazaar, Kot Azam, Kot Hakeem, Dabra and district headquarter hospital Tank to provide health facilities to affectees . The mobile hospitals have also been reached in the area from FATA secretariat Peshawar.

Punjab Educational institutions shut on security fears

2009-10-26T23:15:00.000-07:00

LAHORE: The key private educational institutions all across Punjab are closed down today due to unsatisfactory security arrangements in province, meanwhile, those institutions that were reopened yesterday, have been shut down again over security concerns, Geo news reported on Tuesday.

According to provincial home ministry, some of the private schools and colleges have been issued directives on Tuesday morning to stop working due to unsatisfactory security arrangements for students.

Students said they had to undergo sufferings as they were very late informed about closure of schools and colleges.

Most of the private schools and colleges said they were unable to dispense students foolproof security as per government’s orders so they resolved to keep them closed for some days to come.

Strict security measures have been adopted in and around all government’s education institutes in Punjab and students are being allowed entry only after thorough checking via metal detectors, witnesses said.

Zardari-Nawaz meeting concludes

2009-10-26T23:14:00.000-07:00

ISLAMABAD: The meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has concluded here at Presidency on Monday.

Some of the political sections were anticipating a breakthrough in the above meeting which has concluded after lasting for one and a half hour. No details have immediately been made public on the outcome of the meeting.

Nawaz Sharif was accompanied by Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, Mamnoon Hussain, Javed Hashmi, Ishaq Dar, Ghaus Ali Shah and Iqbal Zafar Jhagra while from PPP side Farhatullah Babar, Khursheed Shah, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Raza Rabbani, Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Qamar Zaman Kaira attended the meeting.

Both the leaders had last met on July 17 this year in Raiwind.

Tayyar hayn hum Inspirational Video for Pakistani Youth

2009-10-23T08:52:00.000-07:00

Watch Video Karachi Citizens Security

2009-10-23T08:49:00.000-07:00

15 hurt in Peshawar car bomb blast

2009-10-23T04:41:00.001-07:00

PESHAWAR: Fifteen people sustained injuries in a remote control car bomb blast happened in Peshawar’s posh locality of Hyatabad.

Sources said the explosion occurred in a car parked outside a restaurant in Phase 2 of Hyatabad. Gunshots were also heard after the blast. Police officials and rescue workers reached at the blast site and shifted wounded persons to Hyatabad Medical Complex. Police have cordoned off the area. Law enforcement agencies have arrested a suspected man and shifted him at undisclosed location for interrogations.

The sources of Bomb Disposal Squad said the blast carried out through remote control device in which 40 kilograms of explosive was used.

18 dead as bus hits landmine in Mohmand Agency

2009-10-23T04:39:00.001-07:00

PESHAWAR: Eighteen persons have been killed when a marriage party bus hit a landmine in tehsil Lakro of Mohmand Agency.

According to Geo News correspondent, a marriage party bus struck with anti tank mine planted by militants in tehsil Lakro. Eighteen persons including women and children have been killed whereas four women and two men injured in the incident. The injured have been rushed to hospital. The military operation is underway in Mohmand Agency and militants planted the mine to target army convoy.

7 killed in Kamra suicide blast

2009-10-22T21:23:00.000-07:00

ATTOCK: The death toll of suicide bombing at a security forces check post near Kamra Aeronautical Complex has reached to seven. Seven persons wounded in the blast.

According to DPO Attock Fakhar Sultan, a suicide bomber blew himself near Kamra Aeronautical Complex at G T Road in district Attock. Seven persons including two security men and four civilians have been killed and eight injured in the explosion. The injured have been rushed to Attock hospital.

Pak team named for NZ series, Misbah out, Imran, Butt in

2009-10-22T21:22:00.001-07:00

LAHORE: Pakistan on Thursday recalled regular openers Salman Butt and Imran Farhat in their squads for next month's One-day Internationals and Tests against New Zealand.

Pakistan will play three one-day internationals (November 3, 6 and 9) in Abu Dhabi besides two Twenty20 internationals (November 12 and 13) in Dubai, in a series which was relocated to the neutral venue over security fears at home.

Pakistan will later fly to New Zealand to play three Tests, with their home series also relocated over security fears.

One-day Squad: Younus Khan (captain), Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Khalid Latif, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Umer Akmal, Kamran
Akmal, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz.

T20 squad: Shahid Afridi (captain), Khalid Latif, Imran Nazir, Umer Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamir, Rao Iftikhar, Saeed Ajmal, Imran Farhat, Fawad Alam, Sohail Tanveer.

Test squad: Younus Khan (captain), Khurrum Manzoor, Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Faisal Iqbal, Kamran Akmal, Danish Kaneria, Saeed Ajmal, Yasir Arafat, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamir, Abdur Rauf, Umer Akmal, Sarfraz Ahmed.

Two Pakistan army men killed in Islamabad firing

2009-10-21T20:53:00.000-07:00

ISLAMABAD: At least two army soldiers have embraced martyrdom and one sustained bullet-inflicted wounds as two unknown armed miscreants, riding motorcycle, opened fire on an army jeep, which was on its way in G-11 Sector in Islamabad, rescue sources said early on Thursday morning.

Eyewitnesses said unknown miscreants, aged between 22 to 25 years, succeeded to flee after carrying out deadly ambush on an army jeep.

According to SHO police Inayat, one among dead army men was Brigadier Moin, meanwhile, police have launched search operation in order to locate fleeing militants.

Police said their parties have cordoned off the entire area but no official version over the incident has come to surface as yet.

All the police checkposts, located nearby, have been put on high alert, meanwhile, the investigation into the incident has commenced, sources said.

It is pertinent to mention that G-11 Sector is the residential area of top army officials in Islamabad while pillion riding is also already banned in federal capital.

FIR Islamabad twin blasts lodged

2009-10-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

ISLAMABAD: The FIR of suicide blasts occurred in Islamic University has been registered early on Wednesday.

According to police sources, the FIR against unknown accused was lodged under case no 304 in Sabzi Mandi police station while the case included articles 302, 324 and 427 under anti-terrorism act and explosive act of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

Police sources said, the FIR was lodged following the complaint of SHO Inspector Muhammad Hussain Lasi of Sabzi Mandi police station.

6 foreign militants killed in S Waziristan offensive

2009-10-20T22:39:00.000-07:00

WANA: Six foreign militants were killed and a house of Taliban chief demolished during ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. Three militants were also killed in North Waziristan clash.

The sources said security forces continuously pounding militants’ hideouts in Ladha, Makeen and adjoining areas. Six foreign militants were killed in Sarogha during last 24 hours as ground troops advancing towards key positions of militants. In some of the areas, militants offering stiff resistance to the security forces. The houses of militant commander Hakimullah Mahsud and his key lieutenant Qari Hussain were demolished in Kotkai area

Meanwhile, militants fired mortar shells at FC camp in Razmak area of North Waziristan, however, no loss of life was reported. Three militants were killed in retaliatory action of forces.

Punjab closes all educational institutions indefinitely

2009-10-20T19:43:00.001-07:00

LAHORE: Government of Punjab has decided to close all private and government educational institutes without any further notice, Tuesday.

Chief Secretary of Punjab told Geo News on Tuesday that due to security concerns, all private and government schools, colleges and universities of Punjab are to be closed till further orders.

A notification regarding closure of the educational institutions will be issued soon.

Countrywide schools, colleges closed

2009-10-20T19:41:00.001-07:00

ISLAMABAD: All the educational institutions of Sindh and the NWFP province including Azad Kashmir will remain closed till October 24 following the bombings at Islamic University of Islamabad. But, the Punjab government announced to close indefinitely all the educational institutions.

In the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Fatima Jinnah University, Barani, Allama Iqbal Open University, FAST University and Bahria University will remain closed till Sunday.

A meeting held here with Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa in chair, decided to keep all the educational institutions closed till further orders.

According to Sindh government announcement, all private and government institutes of the province will remain closed till October 24.

Announcements regarding keeping the universities closed tomorrow (October 21) have been made by Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad and the chancellors of universities in the province.

Azad Kashmir Education Secretary announced that all the educational institutions including Azad Kashmir University will remain closed till Sunday.

Balochistan education minister said all the educational institutions will remain closed till Sunday. However, all the educational institutions being run under Defence Ministry and those established in the cantonment area have already been closed for a week.

The sources privy to Interior Ministry said threats have been received to target the educational institutions especially those being run under Pakistan Army.

Islamic University Islamabad twin blasts

2009-10-20T09:17:00.000-07:00

Two suicide blasts in Islamic University

2009-10-20T05:00:00.001-07:00

Two female students killed in Islamic University suicide blasts

2009-10-20T04:45:00.000-07:00

ISLAMABAD: Two female students have been killed and several others injured in twin suicide blasts in new campus of Islamic University Islamabad.

The first suicide explosion happened in a cafeteria near girls hostel whereas another occurred in Sharia block few minutes later. According to SSP Tahir Alam, both were suicide blasts.

Talking to Geo News, a student of Islamic University said it was an intense explosion that damaged the building severely. Thirteen injured including 11 female students and two men have been shifted to PIMS hospital where four have bee reported in a critical condition.

According to Executive Director of PIMS Hospital, the injured students identified as Samra, Najma Idrees, Nadia, Ayesha Ambreen and Asma whereas the male student identified as Muhammad Idrees.

One suspect has been arrested near the campus. Police and law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the blast site.

Islamic University: one women killed, 13 injured in twin suicide blasts

2009-10-20T03:04:00.001-07:00

ISLAMABAD: Twin suicide blasts rocked the new campus of Islamic University, Islamabad killing one woman and injuring 13 others.

According to sources, first blast occurred in cafeteria of women campus and immediately after another blast took place in the Sharia Block.

A large number of ambulances and police officials have reached the spot immediately after the blast.

The injured have been transferred to PIMS hospital including 11 girls and two boys.

SWA operation to target terrorists, says COAS letter to Mehsud tribes

2009-10-19T08:57:00.001-07:00

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday clarified that the objective of the operation in South Waziristan is not to target peace and country loving people of Mehsud tribes, instead the aim is to eliminate Uzbek, local and foreign terrorists.

In a message addressed to Mehsud tribes, the COAS said he admits that the tribes in question including the Mehsud tribes are loyal to Pakistan. “The tribes have always served as Pakistani troops without remuneration,” he added.

He said the objective of the military operation in South Waziristan is to pull the Mehsud tribes form the clutches of terrorists elements and provide an opportunity to the Mehsud tribes to live in their area in peace.