"Bombing kills 11 in Pakistan" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, September 01, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful car bomb ripped through a market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people, police said....
No one claimed responsibility for the attack....
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar condemned the attack, saying terrorists had killed innocent people by detonating the bomb in a bazaar....
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
Meanwhile, at least 15 Pakistani soldiers have disappeared after a clash with Taliban in the town of Salarzai in the Bajur tribal region, two security officials said Friday. They said authorities lost contact with the troops Tuesday after fighting broke out....
Meaning they were either captured or defected.
Meaning they were either captured or defected.
A Taliban spokesman who gives his name only as Sirajuddin claimed this week that his group had captured 15 soldiers from Salarzai. He siad they would be executed soon....
The latest violence in a volatile area near the Afghan border shows that militants still pose a great threat to a key US ally despite government offensives against the Taliban and their supporters....
Meaning AmeriKa might just have to stick around, huh?
Meaning AmeriKa might just have to stick around, huh?
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Related:
"Also Thursday, gunmen killed 10 road construction workers in southwest Pakistan, said Javed Ahmad, a local government official. The incident took place in Mastung district in Baluchistan province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the workers, who were employed by the government."
"Roadside bomb kills 15 in Pakistan" Associated Press, September 17, 2012
Related:
"Also Thursday, gunmen killed 10 road construction workers in southwest Pakistan, said Javed Ahmad, a local government official. The incident took place in Mastung district in Baluchistan province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the workers, who were employed by the government."
"Roadside bomb kills 15 in Pakistan" Associated Press, September 17, 2012
TIMERGARAH, Pakistan — A roadside bomb detonated by remote control....
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
passenger vehicle was targeted....
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
The hallmark of an intelligence agency operation.
The attack came on a day when thousands of Pakistanis attended protests across the country against an anti-Islamic film produced in the United States that denigrates the prophet Mohammed. Among the cities in which protests were held were Karachi, Lahore, and Dera Ismail Khan. Protesters in Lahore shouted anti-US slogans and burned an American flag.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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"Bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 8 civilians" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, September 20, 2012
"Bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 8 civilians" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, September 20, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb targeting a Pakistani military vehicle instead struck a passenger van Wednesday in a city in the country’s northwest, killing at least eight civilians, authorities said.
Police official Tahir Ayub Khan said the afternoon blast on the outskirts of Peshawar wounded another 27 civilians, as well as three air force officers in the targeted vehicle. Khan said the bomb was set off by remote control. The passenger van and the air force vehicle were driving through the area at the time.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Khan said authorities were still investigating the motive.
Peshawar is considered the gateway to Pakistan’s tribal areas. Militants fighting the Pakistani government often target security officials in and around the city, although unrest has dropped in recent years.
Also Wednesday, security officials said they found the bodies of 29 militants in an area in northwest Pakistan where the military recently staged a two-week battle against Taliban fighters from Afghanistan. The military pushed the militants back into Afghanistan on Sept. 8.
A political official in the Bajur area where the fighting took place said at the time that the death toll included at least 80 militants, 18 civilians, 12 anti-Taliban militiamen, and eight soldiers....
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No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the Pakistani Taliban have staged similar attacks in the tribal region of Darra Adam Khel to punish elders for backing security forces in offensives against militants.
Police official Tahir Ayub Khan said the afternoon blast on the outskirts of Peshawar wounded another 27 civilians, as well as three air force officers in the targeted vehicle. Khan said the bomb was set off by remote control. The passenger van and the air force vehicle were driving through the area at the time.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and Khan said authorities were still investigating the motive.
Peshawar is considered the gateway to Pakistan’s tribal areas. Militants fighting the Pakistani government often target security officials in and around the city, although unrest has dropped in recent years.
Also Wednesday, security officials said they found the bodies of 29 militants in an area in northwest Pakistan where the military recently staged a two-week battle against Taliban fighters from Afghanistan. The military pushed the militants back into Afghanistan on Sept. 8.
A political official in the Bajur area where the fighting took place said at the time that the death toll included at least 80 militants, 18 civilians, 12 anti-Taliban militiamen, and eight soldiers....
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"Car bomb kills 17 people in Pakistan; No group claims responsibility as violence persists" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, October 14, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A car bomb tore through a crowded bazaar outside an office for anti-Taliban tribal elders Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 17 people, officials said.
So the anti-Taliban TTP got a taste of its own medicine?
The blast in the town of Darra Adam Khel was the latest to strike the troubled area near the Afghan border, showing militants still pose a threat to the stability of key US ally Pakistan despite government offensives against the Taliban and their supporters.
The explosives-laden car was parked near the office of one of the so-called peace committees that have been formed by local elders trying to rid the area of militants, regional government administrator Fakhruddin Khan said.
It was unclear how many people were in the office at the time, but Khan said those killed included tribal elders and passers-by.
He said 40 people also were wounded and the attack destroyed 35 shops and eight vehicles. The dead and wounded, including some in critical condition, had been transported to hospitals in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
The region, which is in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, is famous for its weapons market selling guns made by local craftsmen....
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"Suicide bomber kills 3 Pakistani troops in Karachi" by Adil Jawad | Associated Press, November 09, 2012
KARACHI — A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a truck packed with explosives into a compound housing a paramilitary force in Pakistan’s largest city on Thursday, killing three officers and wounding 20.
The attack underlined the deteriorating security in Karachi, the sprawling port city of 18 million people that is the nation’s economic hub.
Violence has escalated in recent years in the city as armed groups fight for control of land and resources, and militant groups such as the Taliban have used the chaos to consolidate their foothold.
That's where they go for fund-raising and vacations.
Thursday’s attack targeted a housing compound for the Rangers, a paramilitary force that is tasked with helping Karachi police maintain security in the city, said Javed Odho, deputy inspector general of the Karachi police.
Three security personnel were killed and 20 were wounded in the explosion, said a spokesman for the Rangers, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. He said the blast would not deter the force from pursuing operations against militants.
Witnesses reported seeing a large plume of smoke rise into the sky from the residential block.
Pakistani television showed images of the blast site, what appeared to be an apartment block with a gaping hole in the middle. A part of the two-story building was razed.
The Rangers set up a perimeter around the building to keep journalists and bystanders at bay....
Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said the group claimed responsibility for the attack.
‘‘We punished the Rangers as they are working against us and they are doing nothing to serve Islam,’’ Ahsan said over the telephone from an undisclosed location.
Taliban militants are known to operate inside the city and have targeted security officials and buildings in the past.
Half a dozen Taliban militants attacked a major naval base in Karachi in May 2011, killing at least 10 people and destroying two US-supplied surveillance aircraft.
See: AmeriKan Media Pulling Prank on Pakistan
The feeling here is if it gains a referral in the intelligence agency operation I call a paper it was a false flag psy-op. Sorry.
In September 2011, a Taliban suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the home of a senior police officer tasked with cracking down on militants in Karachi....
You might see something about that if you sift through the garbage.
Karachi is the capital of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan. It lies on the Arabian Sea and is the country’s wealthiest city, though beset by escalating violence.
Armed groups backed by political parties are believed to be behind much of the city’s violence, such as targeted killings, kidnappings and extortion.
Say what?
The chaos has allowed militants such as the Taliban, who have long had a presence in the city, to strengthen their footprint there.
There is the catch-all again for you 'murkn newspaper readers.
The Pakistani Supreme Court last week held hearings examining the violence, which some worry threatens Karachi’s stability.
And cui bono?
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KARACHI — A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a truck packed with explosives into a compound housing a paramilitary force in Pakistan’s largest city on Thursday, killing three officers and wounding 20.
The attack underlined the deteriorating security in Karachi, the sprawling port city of 18 million people that is the nation’s economic hub.
Violence has escalated in recent years in the city as armed groups fight for control of land and resources, and militant groups such as the Taliban have used the chaos to consolidate their foothold.
That's where they go for fund-raising and vacations.
Thursday’s attack targeted a housing compound for the Rangers, a paramilitary force that is tasked with helping Karachi police maintain security in the city, said Javed Odho, deputy inspector general of the Karachi police.
Three security personnel were killed and 20 were wounded in the explosion, said a spokesman for the Rangers, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. He said the blast would not deter the force from pursuing operations against militants.
Witnesses reported seeing a large plume of smoke rise into the sky from the residential block.
Pakistani television showed images of the blast site, what appeared to be an apartment block with a gaping hole in the middle. A part of the two-story building was razed.
The Rangers set up a perimeter around the building to keep journalists and bystanders at bay....
Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan said the group claimed responsibility for the attack.
‘‘We punished the Rangers as they are working against us and they are doing nothing to serve Islam,’’ Ahsan said over the telephone from an undisclosed location.
Taliban militants are known to operate inside the city and have targeted security officials and buildings in the past.
Half a dozen Taliban militants attacked a major naval base in Karachi in May 2011, killing at least 10 people and destroying two US-supplied surveillance aircraft.
See: AmeriKan Media Pulling Prank on Pakistan
The feeling here is if it gains a referral in the intelligence agency operation I call a paper it was a false flag psy-op. Sorry.
In September 2011, a Taliban suicide bomber detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the home of a senior police officer tasked with cracking down on militants in Karachi....
You might see something about that if you sift through the garbage.
Karachi is the capital of Sindh Province in southern Pakistan. It lies on the Arabian Sea and is the country’s wealthiest city, though beset by escalating violence.
Armed groups backed by political parties are believed to be behind much of the city’s violence, such as targeted killings, kidnappings and extortion.
Say what?
The chaos has allowed militants such as the Taliban, who have long had a presence in the city, to strengthen their footprint there.
There is the catch-all again for you 'murkn newspaper readers.
The Pakistani Supreme Court last week held hearings examining the violence, which some worry threatens Karachi’s stability.
And cui bono?
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"Bombing at political rally kills 9 in Pakistan" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, December 23, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed nine people, including a provincial government official at a political rally held Saturday by a party that has opposed the Taliban, officials said.
The rally in Peshawar, the capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, was held by the Awami National Party, whose members have been repeatedly targeted by the Taliban.
Among the dead was Bashir Bilour, the second most senior member of the provincial Cabinet, said Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, the politician’s brother and federal railways minister.
Over 20 others were wounded by the blast, said Sabir Khan, a local police officer.
Bilour was leaving the rally after delivering the keynote speech when the attack occurred, said Nazir Khan, a local Awami National Party leader. ‘‘There was smoke and dust all around, and dead and wounded people were lying on the ground,’’ he said.
The suicide bomber was on foot, said another police officer, Imtiaz Khan.
Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa information minister and a member of the Awami National Party, said both he and Bilour had repeatedly received threats from militants. He condemned the attack and said the government needs to intensify its battle against the Taliban.
‘‘Terrorism has engulfed our whole society,’’ said Hussain. ‘‘They are targeting our bases, our mosques, our bazaars, public meetings, and our security checkpoints.’’
Ten Taliban militants attacked the military area of an airport in Peshawar with rockets and car bombs a week ago, killing four people and wounding over 40 others. Five of the militants were killed during the attack, and five others died the next day in a gun battle with security forces.
Also Saturday, police said a mob in southern Pakistan stormed a police station to seize a mentally unstable Muslim man accused of burning a copy of Islam’s holy book. The crowd beat him to death and then set fire to his body.
The case is likely to raise further concerns about the country’s harsh blasphemy laws, which can result in a death sentence or life in prison for anyone found guilty. An accusation or investigation alone can lead to deaths, as people take the law into their own hands and kill those accused of violating it. Police stations and even courts have been attacked by mobs.
Police arrested the man Friday after being informed that he had burned a Koran in a mosque where he had been staying for a night, said Biharud Deen, a local police official.
An angry mob of more than 200 people then broke into the police station in the southern town of Dadu and took the accused man, who they say was under questioning. Deen said police tried their best to save the man’s life, but were unable to stop the furious crowd.
Police have arrested 30 people in the attack, said Deen. The head of the local police station and seven officers have been suspended, he said.
Past attempts by governments in predominantly Muslim Pakistan to review these laws have met with violent opposition from hardline Islamist parties.
Also Saturday, Pakistan’s Dunya TV broadcast an undated video purporting to show a German aid worker abducted in Pakistan 11 months ago urging authorities to meet his captors’ demands, warning that otherwise they could kill him within days.
Do you know Bowe, readers?
Do you know Bowe, readers?
The video was probably recorded under duress by his captors. Aid organization German Agro Action declined to confirm whether the video showed one of its two staff members abducted in central Pakistan in January.
And that's the last mention I saw of it in my Boston Globes.
And that's the last mention I saw of it in my Boston Globes.
In southwestern Pakistan late Friday, gunmen killed 11 Pakistanis and Afghans who were trying to cross into neighboring Iran to travel on to Europe as illegal immigrants, said local government official Zubair Ahmed. The shooting took place in Sunsar town in Baluchistan Province, he said.
Related: Sectarian Split in Pakistan
Baluchistan is covered in there.
Related: Sectarian Split in Pakistan
Baluchistan is covered in there.
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"Before dawn on the same day, dozens of militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons attacked two tribal police posts in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two policemen, officials said. Twenty-one other policemen are missing and presumed kidnapped."
Not for long:
Also see: Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan
Different attack.
Militants attack Pakistani air base
"Before dawn on the same day, dozens of militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons attacked two tribal police posts in Pakistan’s northwest, killing two policemen, officials said. Twenty-one other policemen are missing and presumed kidnapped."
Not for long:
"Kidnapped police found shot to death
PESHAWAR — Government officials said that 21 tribal police believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban have been found shot to death in northwest Pakistan. Naveed Akbar Khan, a senior political official in the area, said the bodies were found after midnight Sunday after officials were notified by a police officer who had escaped. Another officer was found seriously wounded. The police disappeared before dawn Thursday when armed militants attacked two posts in Frontier Region Peshawar. Two officers were also killed in the attacks (AP)."
I'm actually with Gandhi on this. Tell it to the family of those murdered.
"Car bomb in Pakistan kills 19" by Abdul Sattar | Associated Press, December 31, 2012
I'm actually with Gandhi on this. Tell it to the family of those murdered.
"Car bomb in Pakistan kills 19" by Abdul Sattar | Associated Press, December 31, 2012
QUETTA, Pakistan — Earlier Sunday, 21 tribal police officers believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban were found shot dead in Pakistan’s troubled northwest tribal region, government officials said....
The 21 tribal police officers who were shot dead were found by officials shortly after midnight Sunday in the Jabai area of Frontier Region Peshawar, said Naveed Akbar Khan, a top political official in the area....
"Roadside bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers" Associated Press, January 14, 2013
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb hit a Pakistani army convoy Sunday in a mountainous militant stronghold in the northwest, killing 14 soldiers, one of the deadliest attacks against the army in that sector, intelligence officials said.
The North Waziristan tribal area is a major trouble spot that the military has been reluctant to tackle. The remote region is home to Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda militants at war with the government.
It is also used as a sanctuary by other militants who have focused their attacks in neighboring Afghanistan.
The attack Sunday occurred near Dosalli village in North Waziristan, said Pakistani intelligence officials. The blast destroyed two vehicles and damaged a third, they said. The 14 dead and 20 wounded were taken to a military hospital in the nearby town of Miran Shah, the officials said.
Pakistani military officials confirmed the bombing but said four soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded. The discrepancy could not immediately be reconciled.
The Pakistani military is worried that if it targets its enemies in North Waziristan, it could prompt other militants in the area to turn against Pakistan.
The most powerful group in the area, the Afghan Haqqani network, is also believed to be seen by the army as a potential ally in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw, making a military offensive even more complicated.
See: Haqqani Ha-Ha
Not funny.
See: Haqqani Ha-Ha
Not funny.
North Waziristan has been a sore point in relations between Pakistan and the United States. Washington has repeatedly pushed Islamabad to launch an operation in the area, especially against the Haqqani network. Pakistan has refused.
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"23 killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan army post" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, February 03, 2013
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Taliban militants wearing suicide vests fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at an army post in northwestern Pakistan in a predawn raid Saturday, killing 23 people, including 10 civilians, officials said.
Twelve attackers also were killed in the assault....
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. The group has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years....
Which Taliban would that be?
Related: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is a Zionist terrorist fifth column
Role of Tehrik-e-Taliban-Pakistan and Afghan Taliban
Unraveling the Myth of Al Qaida
Oh, that "Taliban."
The Taliban and allied militant groups have stepped up the pace of attacks in Pakistan in recent months, an indication of their strength despite numerous army operations against strongholds in the northwest.
The raid on the army post in Serai Naurang town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province began about 3:45 a.m. local time and lasted for several hours, said senior police officer Arif Khan Wazir. The militants fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, he said.
Two security officials said that the 10 civilians killed included three women and three children in a nearby house. In addition to the civilians, nine soldiers and four members of the Frontier Constabulary, a force that polices parts of northwestern Pakistan were killed.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to Associated Press from an undisclosed location. He said four suicide bombers were involved. He said that three of them died and a fourth was still resisting as of his call at around 9:20 a.m. local time.
Ahsan said the attack was in retaliation for the recent deaths of two Taliban commanders in US drone strikes. He accused the Pakistani army of helping in those attacks. Pakistani officials often criticize drone operations as a violation of the country’s sovereignty, but are known to have assisted some past US strikes.
A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, said he saw the bodies of three attackers with their suicide vests intact. Their features suggested they belonged to a group of Uzbek militants allied with the Taliban, he said....
CIA-Duh assets!
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"23 killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan army post" by Riaz Khan | Associated Press, February 03, 2013
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Taliban militants wearing suicide vests fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at an army post in northwestern Pakistan in a predawn raid Saturday, killing 23 people, including 10 civilians, officials said.
Twelve attackers also were killed in the assault....
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility. The group has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years....
Which Taliban would that be?
Related: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan is a Zionist terrorist fifth column
Role of Tehrik-e-Taliban-Pakistan and Afghan Taliban
Unraveling the Myth of Al Qaida
Oh, that "Taliban."
The Taliban and allied militant groups have stepped up the pace of attacks in Pakistan in recent months, an indication of their strength despite numerous army operations against strongholds in the northwest.
The raid on the army post in Serai Naurang town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province began about 3:45 a.m. local time and lasted for several hours, said senior police officer Arif Khan Wazir. The militants fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, he said.
Two security officials said that the 10 civilians killed included three women and three children in a nearby house. In addition to the civilians, nine soldiers and four members of the Frontier Constabulary, a force that polices parts of northwestern Pakistan were killed.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to Associated Press from an undisclosed location. He said four suicide bombers were involved. He said that three of them died and a fourth was still resisting as of his call at around 9:20 a.m. local time.
Ahsan said the attack was in retaliation for the recent deaths of two Taliban commanders in US drone strikes. He accused the Pakistani army of helping in those attacks. Pakistani officials often criticize drone operations as a violation of the country’s sovereignty, but are known to have assisted some past US strikes.
A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, said he saw the bodies of three attackers with their suicide vests intact. Their features suggested they belonged to a group of Uzbek militants allied with the Taliban, he said....
CIA-Duh assets!
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Also see: Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan
Different attack.
Militants attack Pakistani air base
