MINGORA, Pakistan News: At least seven persons were injured in suicide attack in the house of a provincial assembly member in Swat.

The attack occurred at the house of Dr. Shamsher MPA in which seven persons including the NWFP assembly member and his brother were injured. Shamsher belong to Awami National Party.

Indefinite curfew has been declared in the region after the attack, sources said.

Pakistan: Anti Terrorism Ordinance 2009 extended to PATA of NWFP, President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of the Prime Minister has approved the extension of the Anti Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 to Provincial Administered Tribal Areas of NWFP in terms of Article 247 of the Constitution. Giving the background, Spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the Anti Terrorism Act 1997 was extended to PATA in 2002 as per the provision of Article 247 of the Constitution.

The Anti Terrorism Act 1997 has since been amended through Anti Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009. The NWFP Provincial Government with the approval of the Governor NWFP recently decided to extend the Anti Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 to PATA as well. Under Article 247 of the Constitution, no Act of Parliament or Provincial Assembly shall apply to a Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) or any part thereof unless the Governor of Province, in which the Tribal Area is situated, with the approval of the President, so directs.

Accordingly, the President approved the extension of the Anti Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2009 to PATA in the light of the decision of the provincial government of NWFP and the advice of the Prime Minister tendered under the Rules of Business 1973, he said.

PESHAWAR: At least eight persons were killed in Khyber Bazaar area here, police said.

The explosion said to be occurred in the area having key government offices including Peshawar High Court, NWFP Assembly building etc.

NWFP Assembly was in session when a loud blast rocked the area.

According to reports at least eight persons were killed in the blast