The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a pair of suicide bombings Wednesday that killed 24 people in southwestern city of Quetta, in retaliation for the recent arrest of an al-Qaida leader. Two suicide bombers attacked the home of the deputy head of Baluchistan province’s paramilitary Frontier Corps. Police say the first attacker detonated his […]
Twin Suicide Bomb Blasts Kill 24 in Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:36 pm (UTC-5)
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Bomb Threats Force Pakistani Planes to Land in Turkey, Malaysia
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:26 pm (UTC-5)
Two Pakistan International Airlines planes have been forced to land because of bomb threats, one in Turkey and one in Malaysia. Both landed safely. Turkey’s state-run Anatolia news agency says a jet carrying 378 passengers was on its way to Britain Wednesday, when it made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. The plane was […]
Bomb Threat Forces Pakistani Plane to Land in Turkey
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A bomb threat has forced a Pakistan International Airlines plane to land in Turkey. Turkey’s state-run Anatolia news agency says the jet carrying 378 passengers was on its way to Britain Wednesday, when it made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. The plane was evacuated and security officials with sniffer dogs searched the aircraft. […]
Twin Suicide Bomb Blasts Kill 22 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a pair of suicide bombings Wednesday that killed 22 people in southwestern city of Quetta, in retaliation for the recent arrest of an al-Qaida leader. Two suicide bombers attacked the home of the deputy head of Baluchistan province’s paramilitary Frontier Corps. Police say the first attacker detonated his […]
Twin Suicide Bomb Blasts Kill 22 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a pair a suicide bomb attacks targeting the house of a top Pakistani security officer Wednesday, that killed at least 22 people including the officer’s wife. Police said the first attacker detonated his vehicle outside the residence of the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in the […]
Twin Suicide Bomb Blasts Kill 19 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:41 am (UTC-5)
A pair of suicide bombers attacked the house of a top Pakistani security officer Wednesday in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least 19 people including the officer’s wife. Police said the first attacker detonated his vehicle outside the residence of the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan province. After that […]
Twin Bomb Blasts Kill 14 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 2:12 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a car bomb followed by a suicide attack targeting security forces killed at least 16 people Wednesday in the southwestern part of the country. Police official Hamid Shakil said the two explosions in Quetta apparently were targeting the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan province. While the car bomb […]
Twin Bomb Blasts Kill 13 in SW Pakistan
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:32 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a car bomb followed by a suicide attack targeting security forces killed at least 13 people Wednesday in the southwestern part of the country. Police official Hamid Shakil said the two explosions in Quetta apparently were targeting the deputy head of Pakistan’s paramilitary Frontier Corps in Baluchistan province. While the car bomb […]
Pakistan Imposes Sanctions on Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials have imposed sanctions on a local doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said in a statement Tuesday that anyone involved in the May 2 raid that killed bin Laden would be banned from travelling abroad without special clearance. Dr. […]
Pakistan Imposes Sanctions on Doctor Involved in Bin Laden Raid
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
A Pakistani commission has imposed sanctions on the Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States in its raid against al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden while a U.S. senator urges the U.S. cut off all aid to Pakistan. The Pakistani government-appointed Abbottabad Commission said Tuesday that all persons involved in the May 2 raid that killed […]
