NATO supply trawlers ambushed in Karachi

  Pak News International, Thursday, January 28, 2010  

  KARACHI:

At least three NATO supply trawlers, bound to Qandhar in Afghanistan, were ambushed while three persons were injured during the attack occurred on Northern Bypass near Baldia Town locality on Wednesday midnight; Geo news reported police sources as saying.

According to details, unknown attackers opened fire and hurled hand grenades at NATO supply trawlers and successfully made their way off from crime scene in the long run.

Three people, yet to be identified, received injures during attack who have been shifted to hospital for medical attainment.

The trawlers caught fire following incident. Fire tenders have been called in while police contingents cordoning off the area have kicked off investigation into incident.


12 Taliban killed in Bajaur skirmishes, One security official killed, three Taliban fighters injured in attack

Pak Daily Times, Thursday, January 28, 2010

BAJAUR AGENCY:

Twelve Taliban fighters were killed and three injured in clashes between Salarzai tribal laskhar and Taliban fighters in Chinnar village of Bajaur Agency on Wednesday.

A district administration official told APP that volunteers from the Salazari lashkar, backed by security forces, were on their way to Mula Said and Chinnar areas when a group of armed terrorists attacked them.

The security forces and members of the lashkar repulsed the attack and killed 12 Taliban fighters and injured another three. One security official was martyred in the attack.

The clash continued for about two hours with both sides using heavy weapons.

Meanwhile, the security forces have started an operation in Chinar a day after three tribal elders – Malik Manaras Khan, Malik Ali Baz and Malik Muhammad Rehman – were abducted by the Taliban.

Malik Manaras Khan was killed last night while Muhammad Rehman was released. Malik Ali Baz is still in the terrorists’ captivity. The security forces have advanced to some areas of Mamoond tehsil. Separately, a tribal elder, Malik Saleh Khan, had a narrow escape when a roadside bomb went off in Nawagai tehsil.

Bajaur was the scene of a major anti-Taliban operation in August 2008, and in February last year the military said the area had been secured.

But unrest has continued, and the military has again been staging ground and air assaults in areas across Bajaur. app

SHO killed, five injured in Mardan attack

PESHAWAR:

ArmedTaliban fighters opened fire at a patrol police vehicle in Mardan on Wednesday and killed the Station House Officer (SHO) as well as injuring five constables, the police said. The martyred official has been identified as SHO Chora Police Station Umer Khayam.

The vehicle was attacked during routine patrolling and the killers fled immediately after opening fire. Police sources said that they had cordoned off the entire area while the search to find the killers had been started. app

Bomb injures 10 in AJK

MUZAFFARABAD:

Ten people were injured when a bomb exploded as security forces tried to defuse the device in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Wednesday, police said. The explosion took place in Rawalakot district, more than 120 kilometres south of Muzaffarabad.

“The bomb was planted in a casket of milk in front of a local school. The school might have been the target. We are investigating,” Chaudhry Muhammad Raqeeb, a senior administration official, said. Bomb disposal experts were called to the scene, but the device exploded early on Wednesday as they were working to disable it. “Ten people, including three policemen and four civil defence personnel were injured. afp