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Four sack-packed bodies found in Nowshera
NOWSHERA (Web Desk) – Four sack-packed bodies were found in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.
According to police, the bullet-riddled bodies were found near Sokai Road in Risalpur area. The victims were aged between 18 and 30 years, however, their identities could not be confirmed as yet.
The bodies have been shifted to District Headquarter Hospital for autopsy.
سرکاری اداروں پر حملہ، عمران، قادری کے وارنٹ گرفتاری جاری
بدھ کو انسداد دہشت گردی کی عدالت کے جج کوثر عباس زیدی نے سیکرٹریٹ پولیس اسلام آباد کی جانب سے درج مقدمے کی سماعت کی۔ پولیس نے سرکاری اداروں پر حملوں میں ملوث ملزمان کی گرفتاری کے لئے وارنٹ جاری کرنے کی استدعا کی تھی
کراچی ۔۔۔ اسلام آباد کی ایک انسداد دہشت گردی کی عدالت نے پارلیمنٹ ہاوٴس اور پاکستان ٹیلی ویژن کے ہیڈ آفس پر حملے کے الزام میں پاکستان تحریک انصاف اور پاکستان عوامی تحریک کے سربراہوں عمران خان اور ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری سمیت متعدد رہنماوٴں کے ناقابل ضمانت وارنٹ گرفتاری جاری کر دئیے ہیں۔
بدھ کو انسداد دہشت گردی کی عدالت کے جج کوثر عباس زیدی نے سیکرٹریٹ پولیس اسلام آباد کی جانب سے درج مقدمے کی سماعت کی۔
مقدمے میں پولیس نے سرکاری اداروں پر حملوں میں ملوث ملزمان کی گرفتاری کے لئے وارنٹ جاری کرنے کی استدعا کی تھی، جس پر عدالت کے جج کوثر عباس زیدی نے ناقابل ضمانت وارنٹ گرفتاری جاری کئے۔
عمران خان اور ڈاکٹر طاہر القادری کے علاوہ جن دیگر ملزمان کے وارنٹ جاری ہوئے ہیں ان میں خیبر پختونخوا کے وزیر اعلیٰ پرویز خٹک، شاہ محمود قریشی، شیخ رشید، سیف اللہ نیازی، عامر مغل، اسد عمر اور ڈاکٹر رحیق عباسی شامل ہیں۔
مذکورہ ملزمان پر پارلیمنٹ کی دیوار توڑ کر حملہ کرنے، پاکستان ٹیلی ویژن کی عمارت میں گھسنے، روکے جانے پر پولیس کو نشانہ بنانے اور دہشت گردی سمیت دیگر الزامات شامل ہیں۔
یہ حملے پاکستان تحریک انصاف اور پاکستان عوامی تحریک کی جانب سے 14 اگست سے شروع ہونے والے دھرنوں کے دوران اس وقت ہوئے جب دھرنے کے شرکاٴ ستمبر میں شاہراہ دستور کی جانب بڑھنے کی کوشش کے دوران کئے گئے۔
پی ٹی وی پر حملے کے دوران درجنوں مشتعل مظاہرین سیکورٹی توڑتے ہوئے پی ٹی وی کی عمارت میں داخل ہوئے جس سے ٹی وی کی نشریات معطل ہوگئی تھیں ۔ اس دوران، توڑ پھوڑ کے واقعات بھی ہوئے۔ تاہم، بعد میں قانون نافذ کرنے والے اداروں نے موقع پر پہنچ کر صورتحال پر قابو پایا اور مظاہرین کو عمارت سے باہر نکالا۔
Bombs, bullets kill 15 in KP, Gilgit
October 03, 2014
PESHAWAR/Gilgit - Seven students were among 11 people killed and 11 others injured in a bomb blast on a passenger van and a gunbattle between the security forces and militants in two Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities on Thursday.
Separately, at least three people including two women were killed when an explosion ripped through a passenger van in Gilgit.
The first bomb blast took place inside a passenger van on Kohat Road in Bazid Khel area of Peshawar district.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Najeebur Rehman said that the bomb was planted in a water cooler which was placed beneath a passenger seat, while the bus was en route to the town of Hangu.
“At least seven people have been killed, the bomb was planted under a seat,” senior police official Najeebur Rehman told AFP.
The motive of the attack was yet not clear but police said they suspected a sectarian motive in a region known for Sunni-Shia violence.
Shahid-ur-Rehman, the injured driver of the bus, said the bomb was planted by a young man.
“A young man, carrying a travel bag boarded the bus... and reserved two more seats telling us two women will join him at the next stop. At next stop he disembarked from the bus and there was a blast a few minutes later,” Rehman told AFP.
Media spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital Jamil Shah confirmed the death of seven persons in the blast. As many as 20 passengers were travelling in the van when the blast took place.
Security forces reached the spot and cordoned off the area. Hospital sources said that two of the injured were critical.
Additional Inspector General (AIG) bomb disposal squad Shafqat Malik said that five kilograms of explosive was used in the blast.
“In the last 24 hours a bomb disposal squad has detonated six bombs in various localities of Peshawar,” Shafqat Malik, a senior police officer, told reporters at the site of the blast.
“This is the seventh which went off and 5kg of explosives were used in the bomb.”
In another incident, unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a police party on the outskirts of Yakatot area of Peshawar, killing a sub-inspector. Police retaliated and arrested the attackers.
Police said that a minor girl also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire.
In a separate incident, at least four militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with security forces in Jani Khel area of Bannu district.
Militants attacked security forces during search operations in Wali Noor Jani Khel area of the restive Bannu.
According to reports, a key Taliban commander was also among the arrested militants. Curfew was imposed during house-to-house search operation by the forces.
In another incident, at least three people including two women were killed and nine others injured when a roadside bomb hit a passenger van near Gilgit Thursday.
“The incident occurred near Haramosh village on Gilgit-Skardu Road (around 30 miles south of Gilgit) when a passenger van was hit by a roadside bomb blast,” Zain Muhammad, a police official in Gilgit, told AFP.
He said the injured included five women, two men and three children, adding that all the passengers were Shias.
“It’s a sectarian attack, the passenger van was going to Haramosh which is a completely Shia-populated valley,” he said.
Muhammad Ali Zia, another senior police official, confirmed the incident.
“It was a roadside bomb blast, but we are yet trying to confirm whether it was blown up with a timer device or remote-controlled device,” he told AFP.
A senior official of the Gilgit-Baltistan home department said the federal interior ministry had issued an alert to the Gilgit-Baltistan government last week warning of a possible sectarian attack.
“The interior ministry letter said Shia community might be targeted on the Karakorum Highway (KKH) in reaction to the killing of a Sunni cleric in Rawalpindi recently,” he told AFP, requesting not to be named.
Gilgit-Baltistan region is relatively peaceful and bomb blasts are rare, but gunmen killed nine foreign tourists including their Pakistani guide on the base camp of Nanga Parbat in June last year.
Shia passengers travelling on the Karakorum Highway (KKH) have come under attack from extremist groups.
In August 2012, armed men wearing military uniforms had stopped buses on the KKH killing 25 Shia passengers, after identifying them from their identity cards.
Another 18 Shia passengers were killed in the same manner that year.
Separately, at least three people including two women were killed when an explosion ripped through a passenger van in Gilgit.
The first bomb blast took place inside a passenger van on Kohat Road in Bazid Khel area of Peshawar district.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Najeebur Rehman said that the bomb was planted in a water cooler which was placed beneath a passenger seat, while the bus was en route to the town of Hangu.
“At least seven people have been killed, the bomb was planted under a seat,” senior police official Najeebur Rehman told AFP.
The motive of the attack was yet not clear but police said they suspected a sectarian motive in a region known for Sunni-Shia violence.
Shahid-ur-Rehman, the injured driver of the bus, said the bomb was planted by a young man.
“A young man, carrying a travel bag boarded the bus... and reserved two more seats telling us two women will join him at the next stop. At next stop he disembarked from the bus and there was a blast a few minutes later,” Rehman told AFP.
Media spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital Jamil Shah confirmed the death of seven persons in the blast. As many as 20 passengers were travelling in the van when the blast took place.
Security forces reached the spot and cordoned off the area. Hospital sources said that two of the injured were critical.
Additional Inspector General (AIG) bomb disposal squad Shafqat Malik said that five kilograms of explosive was used in the blast.
“In the last 24 hours a bomb disposal squad has detonated six bombs in various localities of Peshawar,” Shafqat Malik, a senior police officer, told reporters at the site of the blast.
“This is the seventh which went off and 5kg of explosives were used in the bomb.”
In another incident, unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a police party on the outskirts of Yakatot area of Peshawar, killing a sub-inspector. Police retaliated and arrested the attackers.
Police said that a minor girl also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire.
In a separate incident, at least four militants were killed and four others arrested in a clash with security forces in Jani Khel area of Bannu district.
Militants attacked security forces during search operations in Wali Noor Jani Khel area of the restive Bannu.
According to reports, a key Taliban commander was also among the arrested militants. Curfew was imposed during house-to-house search operation by the forces.
In another incident, at least three people including two women were killed and nine others injured when a roadside bomb hit a passenger van near Gilgit Thursday.
“The incident occurred near Haramosh village on Gilgit-Skardu Road (around 30 miles south of Gilgit) when a passenger van was hit by a roadside bomb blast,” Zain Muhammad, a police official in Gilgit, told AFP.
He said the injured included five women, two men and three children, adding that all the passengers were Shias.
“It’s a sectarian attack, the passenger van was going to Haramosh which is a completely Shia-populated valley,” he said.
Muhammad Ali Zia, another senior police official, confirmed the incident.
“It was a roadside bomb blast, but we are yet trying to confirm whether it was blown up with a timer device or remote-controlled device,” he told AFP.
A senior official of the Gilgit-Baltistan home department said the federal interior ministry had issued an alert to the Gilgit-Baltistan government last week warning of a possible sectarian attack.
“The interior ministry letter said Shia community might be targeted on the Karakorum Highway (KKH) in reaction to the killing of a Sunni cleric in Rawalpindi recently,” he told AFP, requesting not to be named.
Gilgit-Baltistan region is relatively peaceful and bomb blasts are rare, but gunmen killed nine foreign tourists including their Pakistani guide on the base camp of Nanga Parbat in June last year.
Shia passengers travelling on the Karakorum Highway (KKH) have come under attack from extremist groups.
In August 2012, armed men wearing military uniforms had stopped buses on the KKH killing 25 Shia passengers, after identifying them from their identity cards.
Another 18 Shia passengers were killed in the same manner that year.
Peshawar, Quetta bomb attacks kill 21
Eleven persons were killed and around 50 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the police in the Batathal Bazaar near the boundary with Bara subdivision of Khyber Agency on Friday.
“A suicide bomber attacked a police APC when it was patrolling the area,” Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Najibur Rahman told The News.The APC of the Sarband Police Station was damaged in the attack and the cops inside the vehicle sustained only slight injuries. They were taken to hospital for treatment.
Najibur Rahman said the cops were the target of the bomber as the militants wanted to weaken the police force in the area.“The force has a huge presence in the area to stop the attacks on the city from the tribal areas,” he said, adding that a few policemen were wounded in the blast.
According to Rescue 1122 officials, 11 persons were killed in the attack and 50 sustained injuries. “Eight bodies and 24 wounded persons were taken to the Lady Reading Hospital. Three bodies and 27 injured people were taken to the Hayatabad Medical Complex,” Bilal Ahmad Faizi, the spokesman for the Rescue 1122, told The News.
Some of the dead were identified as Farman, Jamil, Naseem, Abdur Raheem, Habibullah, Mehnat Bibi, Asad, Gulnara, Waheedullah and an unidentified person.Officials said Sub-Inspector Bukhari Shah, who has been leading the operations against the militants in the area for the last several years, was the target of the bomber. He had sustained injuries in a previous attack on him. At least two attempts on his life were made in the past. He remained unharmed in the Friday’s attack.
Emergency was declared at the city hospitals after the explosion. Many women and children were among those injured in the explosion that ripped through the crowded bazaar. More than 10 vehicles and almost a dozen shops and cabins, a nearby gas station and several pushcarts were also damaged in the explosion.
The injured included Kamran, Fazal Rehman, Haji Muhammad Ashraf, Shafiullah, Naseeb Gul, Habibur Rehman, Shafiq, Rizwan, Muzammil, Hazrat Ali, Mehrunnisa, Darwaish, Sadiqullah, Momin, Atif, Gulzar, Fatima, Mira Jana, Salman, Seema, Naseeb, Arshad, Shan Zeb, Asmatullah and Abdul Amin.
Police, along with the Frontier Constabulary, have established a number of checkposts on the boundary with the Khyber Agency to stop the militant attacks on the provincial capital. Most of the routes connecting the tribal area with Peshawar are properly patrolled.
However, attackers still manage to find their way to carry out attacks in the areas close to the boundary between the tribal and settled areas as well as other parts of the provincial metropolis. Thousands of people have already left the area following the frequent bombings and other attacks during the last many years.
Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak announced compensation for all the victims of the suicide explosion. Under the package, heirs of the dead will be paid Rs0.5 million each while the injured will be given Rs0.2 million. Similarly, the injured police Jawans will also be paid compensation under the police package.
The chief minister ordered immediate release of the compensation to all victims and also asked the district administration and police to conduct separate inquiries for bringing to justice the terrorists involved in the incident as soon as possible.
Condemning the incident, the chief minister said the purpose of this terrorist attack was to create a sense of insecurity among the citizens and demoralise the security forces. He said that after the beginning of peace negotiations and announcement of ceasefire by the Taliban, the real faces of anti-state elements was clearly revealed in such cruel acts of terrorism, which would be dealt with sternly.
In Quetta, a powerful bomb blast killed 10 people, including two children, and injured 40 others on the Jinnah Road.The bomb exploded near the Government Science College when people were busy in routine activities.
The bomb was fixed to a bicycle which had been parked on the main road. As soon as a patrolling team of the Frontier Corps (FC) crossed the site at around 3:00pm, the explosion took place. At that time a passenger bus was also passing through the area which came under attack. Over 40 people were travelling in the bus when the explosion took place, eyewitnesses said.
“It was a time device which was tied to a bicycle,” said officials of the bomb disposal squad. Human body parts were scattered all over the place while the injured were crying with pain.Official and Edhi Foundation’s ambulances rushed to the spot and started shifting the victims of the explosion to the Civil Hospital for treatment. Emergency was declared in all the hospitals of Quetta. The condition of some of the injured was stated to be critical.
Police and FC personnel reached the spot and cordoned off the area as officials of the bomb disposal squad (BDS) examined the type of explosive material used. The BDS officials said four to five kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blast.
One passenger bus, three auto rickshaws and one motorcycle were damaged badly in the explosion, while windowpanes of nearby buildings were also smashed.SSP Quetta Muhammad Jaffar said police and law enforcement agencies were investigating the incident.
“The attack was an attempt to target the FC patrolling team,” officials said. Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai and Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch expressed deep grief over the Jinnah Road blast. They strongly condemned the explosion and directed to apprehend those involved in the blast.
Our Kohat correspondent adds: A militant group Ahrarul Hind claimed responsibility for the blasts in Peshawar and Quetta.
Talking to The News from an undisclosed location by phone, Umar Qasim, declaring himself as the leader of Ahrarul Hind, said that they had carried out the attacks on the police in Peshawar and Quetta.
Agencies add: President Mamnoon Hussain condemned the terrorist attacks in Peshawar and Quetta which killed innocent people.
The president prayed early recovery of the injured. He also prayed for courage to the bereaved families to bear the loss with equanimity.The Quaid-e-Millat Jafariya, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi, also condemned the attacks and demanded strict action against the terrorists.
پشاور: مصروف قصہ خوانی بازار میں دھماکا، آٹھ ہلاک
پولیس کے مطابق دھماکا پشاور کے مصروف قصہ خوانی بازار کے علاقے کوچہ رسالدار میں ایک ہوٹل کے قریب ہوا۔
پاکستان کے صوبہ خیبر پختونخواہ کے شہر پشاور میں منگل کی شب بم دھماکے سے کم از کم 8 افراد ہلاک اور 42 زخمی ہو گئے۔
زخمیوں میں خواتین اور بچے بھی شامل ہیں جنہیں لیڈی ریڈنگ اسپتال کر دیا گیا اور اُن میں سے بعض کی حالت تشویشناک بتائی جاتی ہے۔
پولیس کے مطابق دھماکا پشاور کے مصروف قصہ خوانی بازار کے علاقے کوچہ رسالدار میں ایک ہوٹل کے قریب ہوا۔
اس خدشے کا اظہار کیا جا رہا ہے کہ بم دھماکا خودکش بمبار کی کارروائی ہو سکتا ہے لیکن بم ڈسپوزل اسکواڈ کے عہدیداروں کا کہنا ہے کہ حقائق جاننے کے لیے جائے حادثہ سے شواہد اکٹھے کیے جا رہے ہیں۔
ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق جس ہوٹل کے قریب دھماکا ہوا وہاں شیعہ برادری سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد رات کا کھانا کھانے آتے تھے، جب کہ کرم ایجنسی سے آنے والے شیعہ برادری کے لوگ بھی اس ہوٹل میں قیام کرتے تھے۔
جب دھماکا ہوا تو اس وقت کوچہ رسالدار میں کافی رش تھا اور عینی شاہدین کے مطابق قریب ہی ایک امام بارگاہ بھی واقع ہے۔
دھماکے سے علاقے میں شدید خوف و ہراس پھیل گیاجب کہ علاقے کی بجلی بھی منقطع ہو گئی۔
منگل کی صبح ہی قصہ خوانی بازار میں نا معلوم مسلح افراد نے تحریک نفاذ فقہ جعفریہ کے ایک مقامی رہنما علی اصغر کو گولیاں مار کر ہلاک کر دیا تھا۔
گزشتہ اتوار کو اسی علاقے میں ایک سینما گھر میں دستی بم پھینکے گئے جس سے کم از کم چار افراد ہلاک ہو گئے تھے۔
زخمیوں میں خواتین اور بچے بھی شامل ہیں جنہیں لیڈی ریڈنگ اسپتال کر دیا گیا اور اُن میں سے بعض کی حالت تشویشناک بتائی جاتی ہے۔
پولیس کے مطابق دھماکا پشاور کے مصروف قصہ خوانی بازار کے علاقے کوچہ رسالدار میں ایک ہوٹل کے قریب ہوا۔
اس خدشے کا اظہار کیا جا رہا ہے کہ بم دھماکا خودکش بمبار کی کارروائی ہو سکتا ہے لیکن بم ڈسپوزل اسکواڈ کے عہدیداروں کا کہنا ہے کہ حقائق جاننے کے لیے جائے حادثہ سے شواہد اکٹھے کیے جا رہے ہیں۔
ابتدائی اطلاعات کے مطابق جس ہوٹل کے قریب دھماکا ہوا وہاں شیعہ برادری سے تعلق رکھنے والے افراد رات کا کھانا کھانے آتے تھے، جب کہ کرم ایجنسی سے آنے والے شیعہ برادری کے لوگ بھی اس ہوٹل میں قیام کرتے تھے۔
جب دھماکا ہوا تو اس وقت کوچہ رسالدار میں کافی رش تھا اور عینی شاہدین کے مطابق قریب ہی ایک امام بارگاہ بھی واقع ہے۔
دھماکے سے علاقے میں شدید خوف و ہراس پھیل گیاجب کہ علاقے کی بجلی بھی منقطع ہو گئی۔
منگل کی صبح ہی قصہ خوانی بازار میں نا معلوم مسلح افراد نے تحریک نفاذ فقہ جعفریہ کے ایک مقامی رہنما علی اصغر کو گولیاں مار کر ہلاک کر دیا تھا۔
گزشتہ اتوار کو اسی علاقے میں ایک سینما گھر میں دستی بم پھینکے گئے جس سے کم از کم چار افراد ہلاک ہو گئے تھے۔
خیبرپختونخواہ:تشدد کے مختلف واقعات میں پولیس اہلکاروں سمیت نو ہلاک
پشاور — پاکستان کے شمال مغرب میں اتوار کو تشدد کے دو مختلف واقعات میں ایک سیاسی رہنما اور پولیس اہلکاروں سمیت کم ازکم نو افراد ہلاک ہوگئے۔
اتوار کو پہلا واقعہ ضلع شانگلہ میں پیش آیا جہاں حکمران جماعت پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے رہنما امیر مقام کے قافلے کو نامعلوم شدت پسندوں نے بم سے نشانہ بنایا۔
پولیس حکام کے مطابق امیر مقام کا قافلہ جونہی مارتونگ کے علاقے میں پہنچا تو وہاں شدت پسندوں نے ان کی گاڑی کے قریب یکے بعد دیگرے دو بم دھماکے کیے۔
اس حملے میں وزیراعظم کے مشیر امیر مقام تو محفوظ رہے لیکن ان کے قافلے میں شامل پولیس کی ایک گاڑی مکمل طور پر تباہ اور پانچ اہلکاروں سمیت کم ازکم چھ افراد موقع پر ہی ہلاک ہوگئے۔
وائس آف امریکہ سے گفتگو میں امیر مقام کا کہنا تھا کہ ان کی کسی سے ذاتی دشمنی نہیں اور انھیں ’’دہشت گردی کے خلاف بات کرنے پر نشانہ بنانے کی کوشش کی گئی‘‘۔
ان کا کہنا تھا کہ دہشت گردی نہ صرف پاکستان بلکہ پوری دنیا کے لیے خطرہ اور وہ اس کے خلاف آواز بلند کرتے رہیں گے۔
امیر مقام کا شمار ماضی میں سابق فوجی صدر پرویز مشرف کے قریبی ساتھیوں میں بھی ہوتا تھا۔ گزشتہ سال سالوں میں ان پر مجموعی طور پر شدت پسندوں چھ حملے کیے جن میں تین خودکش حملے بھی شامل ہیں۔ ان میں سے ایک خودکش بم حملے میں ان کے قریبی ساتھی اور سابق صوبائی وزیر پیر محمد خان بھی ہلاک ہوگئے تھے۔
تشدد کا دوسرا واقعہ اتوار کی شام پشاور کے نواحی علاقے بڈھ بیر میں پیش آیا جہاں نامعلوم مسلح افراد نے فائرنگ کرکے سابقہ حکمران جماعت عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کے ایک عہدیدار سمیت دو افراد کو ہلاک کردیا۔
ہلاک ہونے والے میاں مشتاق عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کے سابق نائب صوبائی صدر تھے۔
ان دونوں واقعات کی تاحال کسی فرد یا گروہ نے ذمہ داری قبول نہیں کی ہے تاہم شمال مغربی صوبے سے ملحقہ قبائلی علاقوں میں روپوش شدت پسند اکثر سیاسی رہنماؤں اور سکیورٹی فورسز پر حملے کرتے ر ہے ہیں۔
اتوار کو پہلا واقعہ ضلع شانگلہ میں پیش آیا جہاں حکمران جماعت پاکستان مسلم لیگ ن کے رہنما امیر مقام کے قافلے کو نامعلوم شدت پسندوں نے بم سے نشانہ بنایا۔
پولیس حکام کے مطابق امیر مقام کا قافلہ جونہی مارتونگ کے علاقے میں پہنچا تو وہاں شدت پسندوں نے ان کی گاڑی کے قریب یکے بعد دیگرے دو بم دھماکے کیے۔
اس حملے میں وزیراعظم کے مشیر امیر مقام تو محفوظ رہے لیکن ان کے قافلے میں شامل پولیس کی ایک گاڑی مکمل طور پر تباہ اور پانچ اہلکاروں سمیت کم ازکم چھ افراد موقع پر ہی ہلاک ہوگئے۔
وائس آف امریکہ سے گفتگو میں امیر مقام کا کہنا تھا کہ ان کی کسی سے ذاتی دشمنی نہیں اور انھیں ’’دہشت گردی کے خلاف بات کرنے پر نشانہ بنانے کی کوشش کی گئی‘‘۔
ان کا کہنا تھا کہ دہشت گردی نہ صرف پاکستان بلکہ پوری دنیا کے لیے خطرہ اور وہ اس کے خلاف آواز بلند کرتے رہیں گے۔
امیر مقام کا شمار ماضی میں سابق فوجی صدر پرویز مشرف کے قریبی ساتھیوں میں بھی ہوتا تھا۔ گزشتہ سال سالوں میں ان پر مجموعی طور پر شدت پسندوں چھ حملے کیے جن میں تین خودکش حملے بھی شامل ہیں۔ ان میں سے ایک خودکش بم حملے میں ان کے قریبی ساتھی اور سابق صوبائی وزیر پیر محمد خان بھی ہلاک ہوگئے تھے۔
تشدد کا دوسرا واقعہ اتوار کی شام پشاور کے نواحی علاقے بڈھ بیر میں پیش آیا جہاں نامعلوم مسلح افراد نے فائرنگ کرکے سابقہ حکمران جماعت عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کے ایک عہدیدار سمیت دو افراد کو ہلاک کردیا۔
ہلاک ہونے والے میاں مشتاق عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کے سابق نائب صوبائی صدر تھے۔
ان دونوں واقعات کی تاحال کسی فرد یا گروہ نے ذمہ داری قبول نہیں کی ہے تاہم شمال مغربی صوبے سے ملحقہ قبائلی علاقوں میں روپوش شدت پسند اکثر سیاسی رہنماؤں اور سکیورٹی فورسز پر حملے کرتے ر ہے ہیں۔
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 13 people were killed and 10 wounded early Thursday when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the compound of a pro-government militant group in a remote area of northwestern Pakistan, a local official said.
The attack took place in Hangu district in tribal areas adjacent to the North Waziristan Agency shortly after dawn, according to the official, who asked not to be identified citing security concerns. The blast reportedly destroyed part of a compound belonging to Nabi Hanafi, an influential anti-Taliban commander in the restive tribal area.
The Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for the attack. “Nabi is our enemy and more attacks will continue in the future,” said spokesman Shahidullah Shahid by telephone.
Residents placed the death toll as high as 17, with 22 wounded, although it’s not unusual for casualty figures to vary after an attack given confusion, poor communication and ineffective government agencies. The attacker opened fire on security guards around the compound before detonating his vehicle, the official said. Reports differed on whether Hanafi was injured in the attack.
Analysts said the bombing underscored the difficulty the government faces trying to arrange talks with the Taliban, sometimes mistakenly seen as a monolithic organization, given its large number of players, shifting loyalties and rivalries with pro-government militants.
Hanafi was reportedly affiliated with the banned Pakistani Taliban led by Noor Jamal in the Orakzai tribal area until several years ago when he fell out with its fighters, leaving to form his own group that developed good relations with the government.
This angered the Taliban, which attacked him repeatedly, striking his Hangu headquarters in July 2012, killing nine people; in October 2012 with a suicide bomber who perished; and again in February, only damaging the facility.
Security analysts said the latest attack reflects an effort by Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud to exert control over Hanafi and the broader extremist movement in Pakistan. “It is a clear message for the government and different militant factions that the Taliban won’t let anyone cooperate with the government without its blessing,” said Hasan Khan, Islamabad-based journalist and commentator. “Their message is clear and loud that all roads to talks go through them.”
Analysts said Thursday’s suicide bombing also spotlights the challenge that Islamabad faces trying to broker a broad-based agreement with so many diverse groups. Last month, several political parties approved Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plan to open negotiations with the Taliban — which has called for the dissolution of the Pakistan government and the creation of a state based on Islamic principles — in a bid to reduce violence.
Since then, however, several high-profile attacks in Peshawar, including the double suicide bombings at a historic church that killed 83 people, and the assassination of a major general, have undercut popular support for the state’s negotiation strategy. Taliban officials also have upped the ante, demanding the release of all Taliban prisoners, an end to U.S. drone strikes and the withdrawal of all troops in areas where they exert influence before they will talk.
Hamid Gul, an analyst and former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, said one of the many complexities in advance of any possible talks is the relationship between the Taliban and groups such as Hanafi’s that are pro-government and anti-Taliban. “The government is going to have to handle that very delicately,” he added.
Last week was particularly bloody, with three large bombings around the northeastern city of Peshawar, which analysts said apparently reflected the infighting.
“The Taliban is not at all unified,” Gul added, “There are at least 30 groups that are part of the shura, or family. Twenty-five have already said they want to talk to Pakistan and five are recalcitrant. But I’ve heard confidentially that three of those are coming around. That leaves two more located in Afghanistan.”
Gul said the two outliers were making trouble with financial support from the Indian government. New Delhi has repeatedly denied supporting Pakistani militants.
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pakistan-suicide-bombing-20131003,0,2243188.story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 13 people were killed and 10 wounded early Thursday when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the compound of a pro-government militant group in a remote area of northwestern Pakistan, a local official said.
The attack took place in Hangu district in tribal areas adjacent to the North Waziristan Agency shortly after dawn, according to the official, who asked not to be identified citing security concerns. The blast reportedly destroyed part of a compound belonging to Nabi Hanafi, an influential anti-Taliban commander in the restive tribal area.
The Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for the attack. “Nabi is our enemy and more attacks will continue in the future,” said spokesman Shahidullah Shahid by telephone.
Residents placed the death toll as high as 17, with 22 wounded, although it’s not unusual for casualty figures to vary after an attack given confusion, poor communication and ineffective government agencies. The attacker opened fire on security guards around the compound before detonating his vehicle, the official said. Reports differed on whether Hanafi was injured in the attack.
Analysts said the bombing underscored the difficulty the government faces trying to arrange talks with the Taliban, sometimes mistakenly seen as a monolithic organization, given its large number of players, shifting loyalties and rivalries with pro-government militants.
Hanafi was reportedly affiliated with the banned Pakistani Taliban led by Noor Jamal in the Orakzai tribal area until several years ago when he fell out with its fighters, leaving to form his own group that developed good relations with the government.
This angered the Taliban, which attacked him repeatedly, striking his Hangu headquarters in July 2012, killing nine people; in October 2012 with a suicide bomber who perished; and again in February, only damaging the facility.
Security analysts said the latest attack reflects an effort by Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud to exert control over Hanafi and the broader extremist movement in Pakistan. “It is a clear message for the government and different militant factions that the Taliban won’t let anyone cooperate with the government without its blessing,” said Hasan Khan, Islamabad-based journalist and commentator. “Their message is clear and loud that all roads to talks go through them.”
Analysts said Thursday’s suicide bombing also spotlights the challenge that Islamabad faces trying to broker a broad-based agreement with so many diverse groups. Last month, several political parties approved Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plan to open negotiations with the Taliban — which has called for the dissolution of the Pakistan government and the creation of a state based on Islamic principles — in a bid to reduce violence.
Since then, however, several high-profile attacks in Peshawar, including the double suicide bombings at a historic church that killed 83 people, and the assassination of a major general, have undercut popular support for the state’s negotiation strategy. Taliban officials also have upped the ante, demanding the release of all Taliban prisoners, an end to U.S. drone strikes and the withdrawal of all troops in areas where they exert influence before they will talk.
Hamid Gul, an analyst and former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, said one of the many complexities in advance of any possible talks is the relationship between the Taliban and groups such as Hanafi’s that are pro-government and anti-Taliban. “The government is going to have to handle that very delicately,” he added.
Last week was particularly bloody, with three large bombings around the northeastern city of Peshawar, which analysts said apparently reflected the infighting.
“The Taliban is not at all unified,” Gul added, “There are at least 30 groups that are part of the shura, or family. Twenty-five have already said they want to talk to Pakistan and five are recalcitrant. But I’ve heard confidentially that three of those are coming around. That leaves two more located in Afghanistan.”
Gul said the two outliers were making trouble with financial support from the Indian government. New Delhi has repeatedly denied supporting Pakistani militants.
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pakistan-suicide-bombing-20131003,0,2243188.story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 13 people were killed and 10 wounded early Thursday when a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the compound of a pro-government militant group in a remote area of northwestern Pakistan, a local official said.
The attack took place in Hangu district in tribal areas adjacent to the North Waziristan Agency shortly after dawn, according to the official, who asked not to be identified citing security concerns. The blast reportedly destroyed part of a compound belonging to Nabi Hanafi, an influential anti-Taliban commander in the restive tribal area.
The Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for the attack. “Nabi is our enemy and more attacks will continue in the future,” said spokesman Shahidullah Shahid by telephone.
Residents placed the death toll as high as 17, with 22 wounded, although it’s not unusual for casualty figures to vary after an attack given confusion, poor communication and ineffective government agencies. The attacker opened fire on security guards around the compound before detonating his vehicle, the official said. Reports differed on whether Hanafi was injured in the attack.
Analysts said the bombing underscored the difficulty the government faces trying to arrange talks with the Taliban, sometimes mistakenly seen as a monolithic organization, given its large number of players, shifting loyalties and rivalries with pro-government militants.
Hanafi was reportedly affiliated with the banned Pakistani Taliban led by Noor Jamal in the Orakzai tribal area until several years ago when he fell out with its fighters, leaving to form his own group that developed good relations with the government.
This angered the Taliban, which attacked him repeatedly, striking his Hangu headquarters in July 2012, killing nine people; in October 2012 with a suicide bomber who perished; and again in February, only damaging the facility.
Security analysts said the latest attack reflects an effort by Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud to exert control over Hanafi and the broader extremist movement in Pakistan. “It is a clear message for the government and different militant factions that the Taliban won’t let anyone cooperate with the government without its blessing,” said Hasan Khan, Islamabad-based journalist and commentator. “Their message is clear and loud that all roads to talks go through them.”
Analysts said Thursday’s suicide bombing also spotlights the challenge that Islamabad faces trying to broker a broad-based agreement with so many diverse groups. Last month, several political parties approved Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plan to open negotiations with the Taliban — which has called for the dissolution of the Pakistan government and the creation of a state based on Islamic principles — in a bid to reduce violence.
Since then, however, several high-profile attacks in Peshawar, including the double suicide bombings at a historic church that killed 83 people, and the assassination of a major general, have undercut popular support for the state’s negotiation strategy. Taliban officials also have upped the ante, demanding the release of all Taliban prisoners, an end to U.S. drone strikes and the withdrawal of all troops in areas where they exert influence before they will talk.
Hamid Gul, an analyst and former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, said one of the many complexities in advance of any possible talks is the relationship between the Taliban and groups such as Hanafi’s that are pro-government and anti-Taliban. “The government is going to have to handle that very delicately,” he added.
Last week was particularly bloody, with three large bombings around the northeastern city of Peshawar, which analysts said apparently reflected the infighting.
“The Taliban is not at all unified,” Gul added, “There are at least 30 groups that are part of the shura, or family. Twenty-five have already said they want to talk to Pakistan and five are recalcitrant. But I’ve heard confidentially that three of those are coming around. That leaves two more located in Afghanistan.”
Gul said the two outliers were making trouble with financial support from the Indian government. New Delhi has repeatedly denied supporting Pakistani militants.
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-pakistan-suicide-bombing-20131003,0,2243188.story