Blast rocks north-west Pakistan

[blueoval79]

At least six people have been killed in an explosion in the Shangla district near the Swat valley in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
The explosion hit a market close to a police station in Alpurai, reports say.
It is the latest in a series of militant attacks in the country. On Saturday militants attacked the army headquarters in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan vowed to hit back "imminently" against militants based in the volatile district of South Waziristan.
The district of Shangla borders the Swat valley. Parts of it are thought to be under Taliban control.
In June the army declared an anti-Taliban offensive in the Swat valley a success. But there have been isolated incidents of violence since then.
Some analysts say that in the wake of the army onslaught a number of militants fled to neighbouring districts.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Blast rocks north-west Pakistan



Just saw this news....any updates.....

 

[blueoval79]

Police official Tahir Khan says casualties are feared in the Monday blast, which may have been a car bombing.

The explosion occurred in Shangla, a district east of Swat.

It is the latest in a string of explosions and attacks in the country, signaling the Taliban are still strong.

Swat has been the focus of an intense military offensive against the Taliban. The army says it has largely cleared the valley of the insurgents, though some were on the run.

Many of the Taliban are believed to have melted into the rural areas or gone to neighboring districts.

http://www.newser.com/article/d9b9d...ct-next-to-swat-valley-casualties-feared.html

 

[blueoval79]

Explosion rocks NW Pakistan, 7 dead

(AP) – 23 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Seven people are dead after an explosion in a district next to the troubled Swat Valley.
Local Mayor Bakhte Alam says many more are wounded in the Monday blast in a Shangla district market.
Police official Tahir Khan says it may have been a car bombing.
The explosion is the latest in a string of attacks in the country, signaling the Taliban are still strong.
Swat has been the focus of an intense military offensive against the Taliban. The army says it has largely cleared the valley of the insurgents, though some were on the run.
Many of the Taliban are believed to have melted into the rural areas or gone to neighboring districts.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say an explosion has rocked a market in a northwest district next to the troubled Swat Valley.
Police official Tahir Khan says casualties are feared in the Monday blast, which may have been a car bombing.
The explosion occurred in Shangla, a district east of Swat.
It is the latest in a string of explosions and attacks in the country, signaling the Taliban are still strong.
Swat has been the focus of an intense military offensive against the Taliban. The army says it has largely cleared the valley of the insurgents, though some were on the run.
Many of the Taliban are believed to have melted into the rural areas or gone to neighboring districts.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9B9DVU80

 

[blueoval79]

Explosion in northwest Pakistan kills 29

(AP) – 12 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say the death toll in a blast in Pakistan's northwest Shangla district has reached 29.
Senior police official Idrees Khan says more than 40 people were wounded in the explosion.
It appeared to be the latest in a string of major attacks in Pakistan, underscoring militant strength ahead of an expected offensive in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9B9EQ0O1

 

[blueoval79]

Swat blast targets Pakistan army
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 - A suspected suicide bomber killed up to 24 people in an attack on the Pakistani military on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend attack on the army’s headquarters.

Militant attacks have intensified over the past week as the army prepares to launch a ground offensive on the al-Qaeda-linked fighters’ South Waziristan stronghold.
Details were sketchy from the bomb attack on a military vehicle in the remote Shangla district, near the Swat valley, but military officials said up to 24 people, including some security force members, were killed.

Pakistani Taliban militants linked to al-Qaeda have launched numerous attacks on government and foreign targets over the past couple of years killing hundreds of people.

Members of the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaeda were suspected to have been behind Saturday’s attack on army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad.

Commandos stormed an office building near the headquarters and rescued 39 people taken hostage by gunmen after an attack at a main gate of the headquarters.

Nine militants and three hostages were killed in the violence in Rawalpindi while the number of soldiers killed rose to 11, with the death of three wounded men, a military official said.

Pakistani Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility and threatened more attacks.

”It was carried out by our Punjab unit,” Tariq said by telephone, referring to Punjab province where Islamist militants linked to both al-Qaeda and the Taliban operate.

”We will take revenge for our martyrs and will carry out more attacks, whether it’s the GHQ or something bigger, he said, referring to the army’s General Headquarters.

Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold on Sunday, killing about 16 militants, a Pakistani intelligence official in the region said.

The military has been conducting air and artillery strikes in south Waziristan for months, while moving troops, blockading the region and trying to split off militant factions.

But a ground offensive, in what could be the army’s toughest test since the militants turned on the state, has yet to begin.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters in an interview in Singapore the offensive was ”imminent”.

FT.com / Asia-Pacific / Pakistan - Swat blast targets Pakistan army

 

[blueoval79]

32 killed in Pakistan market bombing

Monday, 12 October 2009 10:08

A suicide bomber has killed up to 32 people near a busy market in northwest Pakistan.

The bomb exploded next to a military vehicle in Alpuri town in the Shangla district.

A military official said four members of the security forces were among the dead, but that the majority of the victims were civilian.

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The official added: '32 people have been killed. 28 of them are civilians and four are security personnel.

'It was a suicide blast. The attacker was on foot.'

Elsewhere, the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a raid on an army base near Islamabad that left 19 people dead after a day-long siege.

RTÉ News: 32 killed in Pakistan market bombing

 

[DaRk WaVe]

Fourth Attack in 7 days....


29 killed and 40 injured, as Blast rocks Swat Valley in Pakistan

Islamabad: Breaking News! At least 29 people were killed and 40 others injured, when a powerful bomb blast struck Pakistan's Swat Valley this afternoon. The incident occurred in the Shangla district. The suicide bomber blew himself up just next to a military vehicle. Most of the deceased were security personnel.

This is the fourth deadliest terror attack in Pakistan in the last seven days. The attack came just ahead of Pakistan Army's major offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan. The securrity forces have cordoned off the area and injured have been rushed to the hospital.
Breaking News Online: 29 killed and 40 injured, as Blast rocks Swat Valley in Pakistan

 

[shravan]

Attack on Market in Pakistan Kills at Least 40
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?hp

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber attacked a military vehicle in a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens more, police and hospital officials said.

 

[pakdefender]

Whats the point of posting same news from different sources ?

Mods kindly trim this thread to one news item.

 

[shravan]

Whats the point of posting same news from different sources ?

Mods kindly trim this thread to one news item.

I posted this news because it mentioned the suicide bombers attacked military vehicle. But now i checked it was already posted.

Sorry.

 

[Slides]

Shangla is not in Swat valley. However, terrorists have run away from Swat to to Shangla.

 

[Spring Onion]

Strict monitoring of Lashkar-e-Jhangiv needed.

It seems the terrorists want an operation in Punjab so that attention can be diverted from Waziristan.


RIP to families of those killed.

 

[DaRk WaVe]

Strict monitoring of Lashkar-e-Jhangiv needed.

It seems the terrorists want an operation in Punjab so that attention can be diverted from Waziristan.


RIP to families of those killed.

DG ISPR just said that existence of these 'Punjabi Taliban' is over hyped, though there are pockets of these groups in Punjab

 

[Spring Onion]

DG ISPR just said that existence of these 'Punjabi Taliban' is over hyped, though there are pockets of these groups in Punjab

NOT over hyped. Many suicide bombers are being provided by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi from Punjab.

These pockets are providing fodder for attacks against Pakistan.

 

[nightrider_saulat]

in today's attack 41 people lost their lives including six soldiers