Peshawar: Two children among 3 killed in roadside explosion
At least three people including two children got killed while several others injured in a landmine explosion that hit a school bus at Charkhana Road, Bahana Mari at Peshawar, trendpk.com reported on Monday.
According to Bomb Disposal Squad, 5 to 6 kilograms explosives were used in the attack.
The school bus driver was also among the dead. Law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area while the rescue teams rushed the site.
The injured are being shifted to Lady Reading Hospital. A suspicious person has been nabbed from the blast site.
Senior Minister of KP Bashir Bilour confirmed the death toll. Bilour, while talking to mediamen, said that the evil designs of the terrorists could not demoralize the nation. God Willing the Yazidis (terrorists) would face the consequences of their evil acts, the minister asserted.
Suicide blast kills 50 in Darra Adam Khel mosque
At least 50 people have been killed and 100 others got injured when a suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Darra Adam Khel during Friday prayers. Tehreek-e-Taliban has claimed responsibility of the blast.
The blast was occurred in a mosque of Akhorwal, an area of Darra Adam Khel, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to an eye witness, it was a suicide blast and the bomber blew himself up before the gate of the mosque. Whereas, companions of the bomber, who were outside the mosque, opened fire. The mosque has been totally destroyed while nearby houses and buildings have also been damaged in the blast. Relief activities have been started and the injured are being shifted to hospitals of Peshawar and Kohat. A number of people are still trapped under the debris but efforts are being made to pull them out. At least 50 injured have been shifted to Lady Reading hospital Peshawar.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain has confirmed that it was a suicide blast. He said that war against militants will be continued till their complete eradication. He said that these attacks can not demoralize us.
Senior Minister Bashir Bilour said that suicide attackers cannot be Muslims or even human beings.
AJK PM Raja Farooq resigns
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Azak Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq has resigned, Geo News reported Monday.
AJK PM Raja Farooq tendered his resignation one day ahead of the no-confidence motion that was scheduled to be presented against him in AJK Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
ANP has no mandate in Sindh: MQM
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader and Deputy Parliamentary leader Haider Abbas Rizvi Monday slammed ANP leader Bashir Bilour’s statement in which the latter labeled MQM as ‘terrorist outfit’.
Haider Abbas Rizvi talking to Geo News said: “He (Bashir Bilour) should worry more about the situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and not Sindh where they enjoy no mandate.”
“ANP wants to amass money here (in Sindh) in the same manner they had made a deal in exchange for the blood of their own brothers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,” he alleged.
PM discusses compulsory voting with CEC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday discussed with the Chief Election Commissioner proposal for making voting compulsory so that the people may play a greater role in electing their future leadership.
Talking to Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Hamid Ali Mirza here at the Prime Minister House, Gilani said the Election Commission has an important role in nation building by holding free, fair and transparent elections.
He expressed confidence that the Election Commission was fully aware of its duties and obligations and assured full support of the government in this regard.
Referring to his meeting with the Citizen Group on Electoral Process (CGEP); a subsidiary of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), the Prime Minister said their proposal for making the voting compulsory carries much weight as people need to exercise their right to elect their representatives.
The Chief Election Commissioner briefed the Prime Minister about the Commission and its working. He also informed about various initiatives being taken in making the election process more transparent. Secretary Election Commission was present during the meeting.
Bilour presents bleak outlook of Pak Railways
LAHORE: Highlighting the sorry state of affairs in Pakistan Railways, Federal Minister Bashir Bilour on Monday said that the entity was suffering an hourly loss of Rs3 million, mounting the annual deficit to Rs15 million a year.
Speaking to media at the Railway Headquarter Office in Lahore, Bilour said it has also become difficult to keep the system running despite the aid being given by the federal government to the Railways department.
The federal minister quoted Chairman Railways Sami Khilji as saying that the Indian government had injected Rs282 billion to uplift its Railway department while their Pakistan counterpart received only Rs14 billion.
He ruled out purchase of new assets for the entity in view of the limited financial help.
Two years ago, 100 railways engineers were dysfunctional, he said, adding the figure had mounted to 120.
The situation was almost similar with other assets also, he commented.
Meanwhile, Bilour said that issues about 18th Amendment and renaming of NWFP would be resolved soon.
All Provinces Are Equal: CM Punjab
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: All Provinces Are Equal: CM Punjab, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said that all provinces are like a family and all are equal. Next NFC meeting would be in Punjab. In a press conference in Karachi, Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan was in difficult situation so for we got IMF programme. He said that he will meet MQM leaders in the evening. Shahbaz Sharif told that Punjab has demanded the centre to end the concurrent list.
All Provinces Are Equal: CM Punjab was first posted on November 19, 2009 at 3:27 pm.
Terrorists To be Crushed: Bashir Bilour
PESHAWAR, Pakistan : Terrorists To be Crushed: Bashir Bilour, The government will continue operation against militants and terrorists and will continue it till elimination of last terrorist, said NWFP Senior Minister Bashir Bilour on Thursday.
While strongly condemning the deadly blast on Judicial Complex in which 16 people were killed and 36 injured, Bilour said the terrorists have no religion and are targeting the innocent people that is the extreme limit of barbarism and sign of frustration on parts of terrorists. He said not any human being can be expected of such coward acts to kill innocent people. The terrorists, he said, would be crushed.
The Minister urged people to remain patience and cooperate with government to wipe out the menace of terrorism and militancy.
Terrorists To be Crushed: Bashir Bilour was first posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:34 pm.
