Rescue workers carry a casket of a man who was killed in the bomb attack in Peshawar June 30, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
According to the initial details, the blast targeted an FC convoy.
The injured, including security officers, women and children, were taken to the Lady Reading hospital and Combined Military Hospital.
The explosion was followed by an exchange of fire between FC officers and armed assailants.
Police cordoned off the area and started a search operation.
As the blast occurred in a marketplace, many shops and vehicles were badly damaged because of the explosion.
Police claimed that around 40kg explosives were used in the attack.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
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Ch. Nisar makes me miss Rehman Malik. At least he was always present or gave a statement or two. Nisar is useless. How do PTI and PML-N hope to improve economy with these bombings and attacks who will want to invest in such an unstable country?
@Rex Minor We don't care what details you are being given one dead innocent child is worth more than 1000 taliban.
@Rex Minor: But your keyboard ran out of ink before you could PROVIDE US those "more details"!!!
@Rex Minor:
do you have soft corner for taliban.
@a.khan:
No sir it is not only the drones but the Army which has promised to give free passage to the withdrawl of the American forces on Pakstan highways without the approval of the newly elected Prime Minser. You are being shown the chidlrens death but in Europe we are receiving more details.
Rex Minor
May Allah guide you a right path and strentght to think. Want to write a lot but I'm sorry I can't help you out here. @a.khan:
Ch Nisar is proving totally incompetent. Lets see what comes out of the pattari of the security policy. Till then the militant wings of PMLN can have a free reign.
کونسی قيامت آگئی هے؟؟
@Feroz: These two names should be included in the FIR, their silence is making them partners in crime
I am IK, I will always blame drones of every bad thing happening in province for which my party is incharge. I have Absolutely NO backup plan on how to handle this current situation.. given the current constraints.. before elections I used to target punjab government and used to mock them for blaming fed government for ills in their province, now i will do the same ?
@a.khan: I will be the seventh column which also includes the establishment.
Definitely not OUR war !
Try telling this to mother of those little innocent kids killed !
All those who are criticizing the stance of KP info minster should knew there is no way to it .. American are playing diplomacy here ..they do not want to negotiate Pakistan with Taliban !! and it self they are endorsing negotiation with Taliban just because this war bashed American`s Economy and this war ll yield nothing to Pakistan except insurgency and turmoil !! now its the right time to clear the minds of people that whats going around us .. to speak the truth !! clear cut clarifications !! i believe its a brave move .. regards
Just thought Pakistan is not in news for couple of days. Then BBC news reported this.
@According to the initial details, the blast targeted an FC convoy.
Idea: We can prevent attacks by barring “unnecessary” patrol of security forces since they are failed anyway in every matter except “Corruption”.
@Vasan that's how u think. I am the 'sixth column' and we say grind them up, The US, the talibans, the politicians [who have to pay back the billions they sucked out] and those who use Islam for their benefits. In the end; only the truth remains!
@Jehanzeb and Asad; I agree. US has refused to stop drone attacks [stating they are useful] and I. khan and his PTI [or is it to be 'Pitt Ki Aie' very soon?] are as irrelevant as ever [I. Khan is not public since becoming a cricket star and don't know one iota how you and I live]. And my foreign friends ask if the white in Pakistani flag is for the cowards?
Now the commentators will start the war Those against Taliban, Taliban bashers vs Taliban apologists ; this will end up bashing IK and getting bashed back The second group will be foreign hand supporters and obviously end up bashing India and getting thrashed The third group will be drone bashers and USA bashers. centcomm will politely reaffirm its oft stated stmt that it is everybody' war
At the end , we will all move to next article and start all over again.
I am sure kids must be drone operators! Am I right #PTI? I have no words and I salute so called courage of #PTI leadership for calling them pro-peace! Naya KPK
Let us shoot drones and keep begging the Taliban for negotiations at the place and time of their liking.