Rehman Malik Says No Presence of Blackwater in Pakistan

Pakistan News: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that screening at US airports was an insult of Muslims so the matter should be taken seriously. He said that he is firm on his statement that there is no Blackwater in the country

Suicide Attack in Tank, 4 killed

Pakistan News: Four police officials were martyred and four others got injuries in a suicide attack at Gomal police station in Tank on Saturday. Suicide attacker rammed an explosive-laden car into Gomal police station due to which four policemen were martyred while four others including passersby got injured.

Lakki Marvat suicide attack toll rises to 99

PESHAWAR: The death toll from a suicide attack at a volleyball game in Lakki Marvat rose to 99, police said Sunday, as authorities struggled to cope with one of the country’’s bloodiest ever bombings. “A total of 99 people have been killed. There are 87 injured who are being treated in three different hospitals,” Bannu district police chief Mohammad Ayub Khan told foreign media by telephone from the northwest region.

Suicide Attack in Lakki Marwat, 40 killed

LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan News: At least 40 people have been killed and another 80 wounded in a suicide attack here Friday evening. According to preliminary reports, a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the outer wall of a playground in Shah Hassan Khail area when scores of people were gathered there to watch a volleyball match between two local teams. At least 27 deaths have so far been confirmed in the attack while more than 80 injured have been rushed to District Hospital and other nearby medical facilities.

Fazlur Rahman seeks judicial inquiry into Karachi debacle

ISLAMABAD: Ameer Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) Molana Faluzr Rehman, in a letter written to Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, has asked for the judicial probe into Karachi debacle so that the responsible assailants should be brought to justice, Geo news reported Wednesday. He asked instead of announcement of relief bailout for effected victims, the government should make practical steps for completely reimbursement of their goods’ loss, letter wrote.

Ulema deplore Karachi suicide attack, carnage of innocent mourners

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Mufti Rafi Usmani and other noted religious scholars have said that Monday’s suicide attack at Karachi’s major Ashura procession is the most horrible incident of barbarism and brutality.

Rs.1 bln stimulus announced for victimized traders

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Farooq Sattar said Wednesday Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Federal Cabinet have announced relief stimulus of one billion rupees for the victims of fire tragedy occurred in Boltan and adjoining markets following suicide attack on Ashura mourning procession, Geo news reported. This he said to media following meeting of federal cabinet.

Boltan Market blaze still out of control

KARACHI: The shops in Boltan Market, set ablaze by apparently unidentified miscreants on Monday evening in reaction against suicide attack on the major Ashura mourning procession on M.A Jinnah Road here in provincial capital Karachi, has not been brought under control completely even after collapse of at least 30 hours, Geo news has learnt. City government’s fire tenders remained engaged in extinguishing deadly flames of inferno all day long on Tuesday – the second consecutive day following eruption of fire, coupled with one snorkel of Karachi and two of Hyderabad district government’s but the deadly blazes have not been brought completely under control thus far

Karachi attack CCTV footage to lead to offenders: Qaim

THATTA: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said government has obtained the evidences against the miscreants involved in Karachi tragedy including Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage which is enough to get to miscreants soon, Geo news reported on Tuesday. After paying condolence with the heirs and relatives of the deceased provincial minister Abdul Jalil Memon, died in a road mishap near Thatta, Qaim Ali Shah said, talking to media, Karachi tragedy was a pre-planned plot triggered for infliction of sectarian violence and riots across much calm metropolis city of province, but however, provincial government was efficient enough to overpower situation of riots in mere 90 minutes. He, however, was touched over loss of precious lives of innocent citizens and goods worth of billions of rupees in the tragedy

NRO beneficiaries must resign: PML-N

LAHORE: The beneficiaries of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) must resign, as they can influence the decisions of the courts, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesman Siddiqul Farooq said on Tuesday. Talking to media, Farooq accepted that some of the NRO cases were not authentic, but said it was up to the courts to decide the authenticity of the cases

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