Aitzaz calls Musharraf a ‘coward’

LAHORE: PPP leader and former SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan said Friday that people would demand answers from the PPP in the next general election if it failed to punish the killers of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

This he said while speaking at a ceremony held to distribute wheel chairs among 200 disabled persons here.

Ahsan said that former president Pervez Musharraf was a coward, who would never return to Pakistan.

He underscored that the system should be stable and free of tension. The PPP leader said that his party would continue to serve the masses in line with her policy of reconciliation.

Pakistan Baitul Mal chairman Zamarrud Khan also spoke on this occasion.

At least one dead in Karachi blast

KARACHI: A low-intensity blast has happened near Soldier Bazaar Police Station in Karachi, killing one person and leaving several others injured.

Cheepa sources said the blast took place in a Hindu locality, in which at least one person was killed.

Ambulances have been called in to shift the injured to nearby hospitals, where emergency has been declared.

The bomb was planted in a pushcart, the police said.

Meanwhile, the police cordoned off the area and kickstarted relief efforts.

Blast In Krachi Woman dies,3 children hurt

KARACHI PAKISTAN: A woman was killed and two children suffered injuries as an explosive ripped through soldier bazaar area of the city.

Police said the explosive material, thrown by unidentified people in a garbage heap, went off at Chandni Chowk in soldier bazaar area.

Initial reports said a passerby woman was killed and two children were injured in the blast.

Rescue teams rushed the injured to Civil Hospital Karachi.

Police and law enforcement agencies arrived at the blast site and cordoned off the area.