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17 Pakistanis Killed by Army in Orakzai, 11 killed in Quetta hospital Suicide Blast

11 killed in Quetta hospital suicide blast

The Daily News, Pakistan

Saturday, April 17, 2010

* Four policemen, cameraman of private TV channel among killed
* At least 35 people, including four journalists and a local MNA, injured

QUETTA:

A suicide bomber blew himself up in an attack inside civil hospital in Quetta on Friday, killing 11 people and triggering chaos and panic in the premises.

Among the killed was a private TV cameraman, Malik Arif, and senior police officials while 35 people were injured, including at least four reporters and a local parliamentarian.

Unidentified men riding a motorcycle killed Ashraf Zaidi, the son of the chief of the Shia Conference Balochistan.

“Hundreds of people, including a local parliamentarian and dozens of journalists, rushed to the hospital where the body was lying. As the crowd swelled at the casualty ward, a suicide bomber blew himself up,” senior police official Wazir Khan Nasir told AFP.

After the blast aerial firing started, in which one man was killed and three injured.

CCPO Shabir Shaikh told reporters four police officials, including two deputy superintendents of police, one head constable and one constable, had died

Police said 15 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack.

Those killed in the blast were identified as DSPs Zahir Shah Kazmi and Ghulam Muhammad, TV journalist Malik Arif, Anti-Terrorism Force head constable Muhammad Hussain, Constable Muhammad Haadi, Haji Dawood, Muhammad Mujtaba and Yar Muhammad.

PPP MNA Agha Nasir Shah and four journalists Khalil Ahmed, Noor Elahi Bugti, Malik Sohail and Salman Ashraf had been injured in the blast.

Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani and Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi condemned the attack.

The Shia Conference in Balochistan as well as the Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) and the Quetta Press Club (QPC) announced a three-day mourning in the wake of the tragic incident.

The Balochistan Education Department has directed all educational institutions to remain closed on tomorrow (Saturday), APP reported. zafar baloch/agencies

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility

 The Daily News, Pakistan

Saturday, April 17, 2010

LAHORE:

The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) claimed responsibility of a suicide attack that killed 11 people and injured over 30 in Quetta, a private TV channel reported on Friday. According to the channel, the LJ claimed that it had carried out the suicide bombing that also injured Member of the National Assembly Nasir Ali Shah of the Pakistan People’s Party. However, the channel did not mention who spoke to them on behalf of the banned outfit. daily times monitor.

17 Taliban fighters killed in Orakzai Agency

 The Daily News, Pakistan

Saturday, April 17, 2010

LAHORE:

At least 17 alleged Taliban fighters were killed and several others were injured during a military operation in Orakzai Agency, a private TV channel reported on Friday.

The channel reported that the security forces had also taken control of the Sanghar area. The forces also arrested a Taliban fighter during the search operation.

There were no reports of casualties among the security forces.
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