47 confirmed dead, over 50 wounded as huge blast rocks Karachi

[Owais]

47 confirmed dead, over 50 wounded as huge blast rocks Karachi
Karachi: At least forty-seven people have been killed and more than 50 injured as a loud explosion occurred here at the Nashtar Park area on Tuesday. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao has confirmed the death toll. It was also learnt that the Chief of Tehreek-e-Awam-e-Ahle Sunnat, Hanif Billo has also died in the incident. The explosion went off at a place where a religious congregation with regard to Seerat-e-Nabi was being held. The congregation was organised by Jamat Ahl-e-Sunnat.

According to reports quoting eyewitnesses, the explosion went off exactly under the stage where the religious scholars of the said religious party were performing Magrib (Sunset) prayer.

Aid work at the blast site is going on and different ambulances are busy shifting the injureds and dead bodies to nearby hospitals.

Fleshes of human bodies were seen scattered at the explosion site, according to eyewitnesses adding that people around the stage have been worst hit of the explosion.

More to follow.

 

[Neo]

Great loss for the country, my condolences to those who lost innocent family members and friends in this act of cowardness! :hrr:
Its probably the work of BLA, kill those bashtards! :GUNS:

 

[Owais]

Great loss for the country, my condolences to those who lost innocent family members and friends in this act of cowardness! :hrr:
Its probably the work of BLA, kill those bashtards! :GUNS:

BLA?
I think Its work of International Intelligences.

 

[Owais]

At least 50 martyred in massive Karachi blast Karachi: At least fifty persons including prominent religious personalities were martyred and more than fifty injured as a huge bomb explosion went off here at the Karachi Nashtar Park.

Prominent religious personalities including Haji Mohammad Hanif Billo, Itikhar Bhatti, Abbas Qadri, Akram Qadri and Hafiz Mohammd Taqi have been martyred in the blast incident.

Riots in the nearby areas of the blast site were also reported. Sources informed that two petrol pumps, one fire tender and several cars were set ablaze by the enraged people.

The injured have been rushed to the Jinnah , Civil and Abbasi Shaheed Hospitals for emergency treatments.

Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said he knew of 50 dead. "Till now the dead are 50 but we don't know exactly about wounded," he told.

Television pictures showed dead bodies lying on the ground and wounded being taken to hospitals in vans after the bomb explosion.

"What we know at this point is that there was a blast ... and that there are some injured who are being taken to the hospitals," Jehangir Mirza, police inspector general for Sindh province, told media.

No-one has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion at what was believed to be the biggest of such events being held in Pakistan.

President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz condemned what they described the deadly terrorist bomb attack and asked the provincial government of Sindh to immediately arrest those behind the blast.

They also expressed condolences with the bereaved families.

A senior leader of Jamaat Ahli Sunnat Shah Turab ul Haq Qadri who led evening prayers said that when was leading the prayers the bomb exploded, leading to chaos and the people started running.

Rauf Siddiqi, Home Minister,Sindh province, said that the security forces had checked the stage before it was handed over to the organizers.

Siddiqi claimed that the police and paramilitary forces faced difficulties to reach the site of the blast, as the angry people were not allowing them.

Former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, president of Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmed and leader of Mutahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain strongly condemned the blast.

 

[Neo]

BLA?
I think Its work of International Intelligences.

Too early to tell, I hope we find who behind the attack!
These guys have no shame, its Eid Milad ul Nabi for God's sake!

 

[EagleEyes]

I saw this on Geo TV, they were being short on emergency mobiles. Its really sad how we are killing each other, and its always the innocents who looses.

I dont understand why were there riots after the blast, they should rather help out then blaze up the cars and petrol pumps.

 

[SMC]

Really pathetic. Its such an important day today and whoever has no shame in whatever they're doing. I reckon there are some international intelligence agencies behind this -- if you know what I am talking about.

 

[A.Rahman]

How can one attack on the religious gathering? I cant understand it !

 

[sword9]

Sad to hear of the loss of innocent lives. At this stage fingers may point in many directions. Lets wait for the investigation results.

Its probably the work of BLA, kill those bashtards!

BLA?
I think Its work of International Intelligences.

I reckon there are some international intelligence agencies behind this -- if you know what I am talking about.

The incident may the result of the ongoing sectarian strife.

 

[EagleEyes]

To errupt riots, and make unstability in the country they will do whatever they can.

It is possibly a hand of BLA, although i dont consider them much capable of doing it.

 

[Neo]

Its really sad how we are killing each other, and its always the innocents who looses.
I dont understand why were there riots after the blast, they should rather help out then blaze up the cars and petrol pumps.

One single word webby!
JAHALAT!

 

[RAPTOR]

One single word webby!
JAHALAT!

Very true neo, now they are mentioning the MQM as responsible for the Blast. I wouldnt be too surprised if this were true. The MQM has had RAW links from its very onset. they get their weapons and training directly from india. Maybe this was another attempt to portray Karachi as a hot bed of violence especially when there have been chaotic events in india such as that fire in mee rat in which a 150 indians died and true to form, they blamed it on the ISI...



MQM responsible for carnage: MMA

From Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD-Condemning Karachi bombing and holding MQM responsible for the tragedy, MMA on Wednesday demanded immediate removal of Governor Ishratul Ebad and Interior Minister Rauf Siddiqui, at their failure in maintaining law and order.
The MMA Supreme Council, which met here, also announced to observe Friday as a protest day against the bomb blast. “It will be countrywide protest and we urge people to fully participate,” MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahemd told a press conference after supreme council meeting. Qazi, who also spoke at the parliament house with newsmen, alleged that MQM was involved in the tragic incident.” We do not need foreign hands, MQM is enough,” what he said in response to a question.
Rejecting government’s claim that it was suicide bombing, he said it is quite visible that MQM is involved in Karachi incident. “This is not a religious clash but the result of MQM and Sunni Tehrik’s decade long enmity.”
MMA also announced to organize Shan-e-Mustafa Conference at Minar-e-Pakistan on April 22. About supreme council meeting, MMA Secretary General Maulana Fazlu Rehman said the Majlis wants fresh elections under the supervision of an independent election commission after the resignation of General Pervez Musharraf.
“Musharraf’s re-election will be unconstitutional and illegal whether from present or next assemblies.”
The 17th amendment, he said, stood null and void with General Pervez Musharaf’s refusal to relinquish the military uniform, while breaking the promise he made with not only the MMA but also with the entire nation.
Demanding to bring all matters and agreements including Kashmir before the parliament, Fazl also demanded that the military operations in FATA and Balochistan should be stopped immediately and political solution should be aimed at, through dialogue.
“The sugar and cement crises are purely artificial and an attempt by a specific group to maintain its dominance,” Maulana Fazlur Rehman added

 

[SMC]

MMA are idiots themselves. They wanna run a government which they probably have no idea how to do. Don't pay attention to MMA. They try to call a protest and barely get 200 people to attend, most of them being MMA agents themselves.

 

[sword9]

Neo,
Is Raptor another alias of Comanche?...Is keeping multiple IDs permitted on PFF?

 

[Neo]

Neo,
Is Raptor another alias of Comanche?...Is keeping multiple IDs permitted on PFF?

Sir,

I have no idea!
I don't think its allowed on any forum to keep multiple ID's.