NaiTazi.com: Pakistani news. Powered by YOU!

Bomb Kills at Least 29 and Wounds 90 in Pakistan

December 6th, 2008 Aimon · 1 Comment

Source: New York Times

By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and GRAHAM BOWLEY
A powerful bomb struck the crowded alleyways of a central bazaar in the chaotic city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least 29 people and wounding more than 90, Pakistani officials said.
The bomb exploded near the bazaar in Kissa Kahani, or Street of the Storytellers, at […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

Lawmaker’s home bombed in east Pakistan; 7 dead

October 7th, 2008 Sana · No Comments

Source: Taiwan News
A bomb exploded at the home of an opposition lawmaker in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 61, officials and a witness said.
The blast was the latest in a string of attacks apparently targeting lawmakers in Pakistan, a key ally in the U.S. war on terror.
The country has […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

Re-orienting Pakistan —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi

September 28th, 2008 Sana · No Comments

Source: Daily Times
The generation entering professional life towards the mid and late 1990s was uni-focal on Islam and conversant only with Islamic discourse on politics, society and global affairs. They had a natural affinity with Islamic radical elements like the Taliban
The September 20 suicide attack in Islamabad was the deadliest so far by Islamic militants […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Politics

Pakistan PM Yousaf Gilani condemns Delhi blast

September 27th, 2008 Sana · No Comments

 
Source: Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday condemned the blast in New Delhi and expressed grief over the loss of lives in the terrorist attack.
In a message, Gilani strongly condemned the menace of terrorism and extremism that has gripped many parts of the world.
Expressing deep sorrow over the tragic incident […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

Deadly attack on Pakistan mosque

September 11th, 2008 Sana · No Comments

 
Source: BBC News
At least 14 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in northern Pakistan.
The mosque, in Dir district near the border with Afghanistan, was full of people offering special Ramadan prayers, officials said.
One official told reporters that the attackers threw grenades into the mosque before firing on […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

Bomb Blasts - Karachi & Islamabad

July 8th, 2008 International Professor · 3 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...

Islamabad and Karachi bomb blast – perfect timings – innocent victims – known culprits – Mush & Altaf Husain’s strike on PPP government
Within few hours after broadcast of Altaf Husain’s threat widely publicized on GEO and ARY, MQM terrorists strike almost whole Karachi, news are coming. There is no doubt it is planned and implemented […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You · terrorism

Pakistan: Shiite Mosque Bombed

June 17th, 2008 Aimon · No Comments

Source: Asia Pacific

A bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least four people and wounding five others, the police said. The bomb exploded near the outer wall of a mosque in Dera Ismail Khan as worshipers were leaving after evening prayers. Last month, gunmen in Dera Ismail Khan opened fire on […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

Bombomg kills three children

June 5th, 2008 Aimon · No Comments

Source: Yahoo News

Police say a bomb hit a rail track in southwestern Pakistan killing two children.
Police spokesman Rehmatullah Niazi said the blast happened in the suburbs of Quetta early Thursday. He said trains between the city and Karachi were suspended for several hours until a segment of track was repaired.
He said the victims were an […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

Pakistan Scrap Market Blast Kills Eight

April 11th, 2008 Sana · No Comments

Source: Bernama
LAHORE, April 11 (Bernama) — At least eight people were killed and several others injured in blast at a scrap market Thursday in Lahore, capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Pakistan Press International (PPI) reported.
City Police Chief Malik Iqbal confirmed seven people were killed in the blast which also injured 20 others at Misri Shah’s […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Blasts, Fire Hurt 100 at Pakistan Border

March 24th, 2008 Aimon · No Comments

Source: AP
PESHAWAR— Nearly 40 trucks carrying fuel to U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan have been destroyed in two bomb attacks on the Pakistani border. Officials say about 100 people have been injured.
Local government official Muhammad Iqbal Khan said the blasts late Sunday were from two bombs planted in a parking lot on the Pakistani side of […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

India: Hanging of its national in Pakistan to “impinge on positive atmosphere”

March 19th, 2008 Sana · 1 Comment

Source: Xinhua
ISLAMABAD, March 18 (Xinhua) — Indian High Commission in Pakistan on Tuesday said that the hanging of its national Sarabjit Singh, sentenced to death for involvement in bomb attacks in 1990,will “impinge on the positive atmosphere currently existing between India and Pakistan.”
“News reports that Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh will be hanged on April […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Politics

Bomb Hits Afghan-Bound Truck

March 19th, 2008 Sana · No Comments

Source: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s state news agency says a roadside bomb has struck an oil tanker carrying fuel for U.S.-led coalition forces in neighboring Afghanistan. No one was hurt.
The Associated Press of Pakistan says the truck “burst into flames” after the explosion Tuesday near Peshawar, a city near the Afghan border.
The tanker […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: terrorism

ShoutOut: Who is behind the bombings?

March 11th, 2008 WellWisher · 7 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (8 votes)
Loading ... Loading ...

In a dangerous, confused post-election Pakistan, bombings are becoming an everyday event. In the past few months, hundreds have died, leaders assassinated, buildings shattered… We want to hear what you have to say about these bombings!
Who is behind them? What can the government do to stop them? Should the army intervene? Are the new leaders […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You · shoutout

Bomb at hotel kills 1 in southwestern Pakistan

March 8th, 2008 Aimon · No Comments

Source: Associated Press
QUETTA - A bomb exploded Saturday at a small hotel in southwestern Pakistan, killing one person, police said.
It was not immediately clear what kind of a bomb exploded in Kolhu, a remote town about 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, and Ghulam Farid, an area police […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Politics

Breaking News: Bomb blast in Peshawar!

March 5th, 2008 suneelmunj · No Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading ... Loading ...

There has been a fresh bomb blast in Peshawar today (Wednesday) afternoon! It is unconfirmed if the blast was a suicide bombing or a remote detonation, but it has caused sustainable damage, causing the Gareebabad bridge to collapse! There are no reports about casualties as yet.

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You · terrorism

An open letter to Jihadis

March 1st, 2008 javedrafiq · 4 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes)
Loading ... Loading ...

Dear Jihadis,
Do you think that the suicidal and other bomb blasts in Pakistan can deter the Pakistan government from going after you? If yes, then you are sadly mistaken. Besides the Pakistani army and other forces are there in such large number that ultimately they will prevail over you. In the process you would have […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You

Suicide bomb blast in Swat

February 29th, 2008 Sana · 7 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (2 votes)
Loading ... Loading ...

There are confirmed reports that a suicide bomb blast has killed about 30 people. Reports on the exact number of the fatalities vary from 27 to 35 while over 50 people are said to have been injured. The blast took place outside a government high school in Mingora, where a slain policeman’s funeral was taking place.

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You · Politics

Suicide blast kills army general in post-election Pakistan

February 25th, 2008 Sana · 2 Comments

Source: AFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — A suicide blast killed the Pakistani military’s top medical officer and three others on Monday, as key US “war on terror” ally President Pervez Musharraf rejected fresh pressure to step down.
The deadly attack, which also injured 29 in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, marks a resurgence in violence after a lull […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Politics

14 killed by Pakistan wedding party bomb: police

February 23rd, 2008 Aimon · 7 Comments

Source: AFP
by Saad Khan
PESHAWAR- A roadside bomb ripped through cars carrying wedding guests in northwestern Pakistan Friday, killing at least 14 people including the bride and wounding a dozen others, police said.
Children and women were also among the dead from the blast in the insurgency-hit Swat Valley, the first bomb attack in Pakistan since the […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Defence Grammar School Bomb Alert!

February 14th, 2008 suneelmunj · 6 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (4 votes)
Loading ... Loading ...

There is news that there is a bomb planted somewhere in the Defence Grammar School, Lahore. The school has been evacuated, while the police and the bomb disposal squad are on their way to ensure the safety of the building and the students.

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous · News From You

Bomb Alert at Beaconhouse Defence Lahore

February 11th, 2008 suneelmunj · 86 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (21 votes)
Loading ... Loading ...

There have been reports that there are 3 bombs in Beaconhouse Defence, Lahore. The school was immediately evacuated and the bomb disposal squad have just reached there a while ago. No one has taken responsibility of the bombs as yet.

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You

Analysis: Lahore bomb heralds bloody run-in to Pakistan’s election

January 11th, 2008 zulfiqarasyed · 8 Comments

Source: The Times
By Zahid Hussain, Islamabad Correspondent
The suicide bomb attack that killed 22 people in Lahore today is a bloody reminder that Pakistan is fast becoming the main battlefield of Islamic militants.

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Elections 2008 · Politics

Bomb blast outside Lahore High Court!

January 10th, 2008 WellWisher · 2 Comments

Source: CNN
LAHORE, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people and injured more than 58 others after detonating an explosive outside a court in Lahore on Thursday, police said.

[Read more →]

Filed Under: Politics

Lahore High Court Blast

January 10th, 2008 Samreen · 4 Comments
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (8 votes)
Loading ... Loading ...

There are unconfirmed reports that there has been a blast outside the Lahore High Court around 11 a.m. today. There are no news as to how many people, if any, have been killed in this blast. It is also not confirmed if the blast was a suicide bombing or not.
Please post updates if you have […]

[Read more →]

Filed Under: News From You