The militants torched a NATO oil tanker at Ring Road, Peshawar,

According to police sources, around seven militants assailed a NATO oil tanker and opened fire at it. Resultantly, the oil tanker caught fire, while the driver and cleaner of the vehicle got injured. Police retaliated the fire in which a militant got injured, while three of them were arrested.

AFGHANISTAN KANDAHAR: Four Afghan civilians were killed on Monday when a suicide car bomber hit a NATO-led convoy in southern Afghanistan, a hospital doctor and witnesses said.

Several foreign soldiers were wounded in the blast on a road several miles (kilometres) from Kandahar airport, a provincial official said.

The airport is a key base for a major offensive by Afghan and foreign forces launched in neighbouring Helmand province two weeks ago to retake the town of Marjah from the Taliban.

The Afghan civilians were killed after they pulled their car over on the side of the road, a common act in rural areas to allow convoys of foreign forces to pass, witnesses said.

“Four civilians were killed and one wounded in the attack,” said Mohammad Ibrahim, a doctor in a hospital in Kandahar.

Foreign troops cordoned off the road leading to the site of the strike, witnesses said, adding that a coalition helicopter evacuated the wounded foreign soldiers.

A bridge close to where the attack took place was badly damaged, a Reuters camerman and reporter said.

In a statement on their website, the Taliban claimed responsibility, saying at least 11 foreign soldiers were killed in the strike.

A spokesman for the NATO-led force confirmed a blast had hit a convoy but had no further details.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced the suicide car bombing on Friday at a volleyball game in Pakistan that left at least 88 people dead.

“The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attack on civilians in Pakistan, and we offer our condolences to the families of the victims and all the people of Pakistan,” Clinton said in a statement.

Her comments come after a man detonated a vehicle packed with explosives as fans gathered to watch two teams face off at a volleyball tournament in the village of Shah Hasan Khan, near the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan.

“The Pakistani people have seen terrorists target schools, markets, mosques, and now a volleyball game,” she said.

Clinton vowed to support the Pakistani people, as Washington urges Islamabad to do more to rout Al-Qaeda sanctuaries and dismantle havens of militants who cross the border and attack US and NATO troops stationed in Afghanistan.

“The United States will continue to stand with the people of Pakistan in their efforts to chart their own future free from fear and intimidation, and will support their efforts to combat violent extremism and bolster democracy,” she said.

LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan News: At least 40 people have been killed and another 80 wounded in a suicide attack here Friday evening.

According to preliminary reports, a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the outer wall of a playground in Shah Hassan Khail area when scores of people were gathered there to watch a volleyball match between two local teams.

At least 27 deaths have so far been confirmed in the attack while more than 80 injured have been rushed to District Hospital and other nearby medical facilities.

Police, other law enforcement agencies’ personnel and paramedics arrived at the scene soon after the attack and carried out emergency relief activities. The area has been cordoned off, it was reported.

Police said Friday’s bombing in Lakki Marwat city, not far from South Waziristan, was possible retaliation for local residents’ efforts to keep militants out of the area.

“The locality has been a hub of militants. Locals set up a militia and expelled the militants from this area. This attack seems to be reaction to their expulsion,” local police chief Ayub Khan told reporters.

He said the bomber drove onto the field, which lies in a congested neighborhood, during the volleyball contest. Some nearby houses collapsed, and “we fear that some 10 or so people might have been trapped in the rubble,” Khan said.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan News: At least 45 people were hurt in a suicide attack in a mosque at Peshawar Road area here Friday.

According to preliminary reports, a suicide bomber blew himself up in Parade Lane Mosque situated near Qasim Market of Westridge area soon after Jumma prayer.

The blast was followed by the firing by security personnel deputed at the mosque in which two attackers were killed, the channel reported citing police officials.

Police and army troops arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area soon after the firing while more contingents of law enforcers have been summoned at the scene. The incident occurred near the office of an intelligence agency, it was reported.

Footage shows several ambulances entering in a heavily-fortified military installation surrounded by army troops and policemen.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Two people were killed while four other injured in a suicide blast near Naval Headquarter located in F Sector-8 in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The blast occurred near the entrance gate of the headquarter. The blast took place when a suicide attacker tried to get inside the building and was stopped at the outer gate. The blast sound was heard till far. Police and law enforcing agencies sealed and surrounded the area after the incident. The vehicles which were passing near by the building collided with each other after the blast while surrounding buildings also got affected.
The injured have been shifted to the nearby hospitals. Eye witnesses said that attacker’s age was around 13 years and he was wearing a cap.

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.

KABUL: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 13 people, including a police officer, and wounded 30 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan.

Several children were among those wounded in the morning explosion, said a doctor at the hospital in Farah city.

Afghan police shouted “Stop! Stop!” at the motorcyclist before he detonated the explosives, provincial police chief Gen. Mohammad Faqir Askar said.

Provincial governor Rohul Amin said the deadly blast occurred about 50 meters (55 yards) from his compound in a crowded square in the city of Farah.

Also on Friday, three civilians were wounded in a roadside bomb in Khost province, according to Wazir Pacha, deputy police chief of Khost.

Islamabad, Pakistan:- A Motorway Police (MP) official was martyred in a suicide attack near Lillah Motorway Interchange while the MP arrested a terrorist.

According to the officials a suicide attacker in a Suzuki Alto blew himself up when the MP stopped him for checking. The car used in blast had appeared on Motorway at 7:12pm from Peshawar Interchange yesterday. Interior Minister Rehman Malik has strongly condemned the incident. The official who was martyred in the attack is named Shah Iran. The accused arrested is aged some 25 years. The officials said they had intelligence information about the car, adding that it was to be used for carrying out terrorism activity in Lahore. Federal Minister for Transportation announced compensation of Rs 2 million while IG Motorway of Rs 0.6 million for the relatives of martyred official. IG Waseem Ahmad told that two terrorists were riding in the car and one of them blew him up while the other was arrested. RPO Rawalpindi Aslam Tareen maintained that there was only one terrorist who had been arrested and was being interrogated.

BANNU, Pakistan: Suicide Attack in Bannu Police Station, Four persons have been killed and at least 20 injured in suicide attack on Mandan police station in Bannu.

The police station was completely shattered, when an explosive laden mini-truck hit the building causing ear-splitting blast.

According to sources, the blast has carved an eight-fit deep pit on the attack site near police station building.

Injured policemen are being shifted to hospital and many of them have been reported in critical condition.