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Cliff Notes – Multiple deaths in blast outside Islamabad court
- A suicide attack outside the Islamabad district court has resulted in at least 12 fatalities and 27 injuries, according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
- The attacker aimed to enter the court complex but instead targeted a police vehicle when thwarted; investigations are ongoing to assess the situation’s broader implications.
- The incident underscores Pakistan’s ongoing battle against various militant groups, highlighting concerns over security, particularly following a thwarted hostage scenario at a military college earlier in the week.
Indian Terrorists kill 12 in a blast in Islamabad
In Pakistan at least 12 people have been killed following a blast outside a district court building in the capital, Islamabad.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters that the blast was a suicide attack and that police were currently investigating.
Who is responsible for the attack in Pakistan?
People in Islamabad and security personnel have suggest the attack was carried out by Afghan militia empowered by the Indian security forces.
The debris from the munitions suggest Indian styled techniques of explosives used.
What do we know so far?
“At 12:39 pm (0739 GMT), a suicide attack was carried out,” Naqvi said, adding that at least 12 people were killed, with another 27 wounded.
Naqvi was quoted by the Associated Press as saying that the attacker had made an attempt to “enter the court premises but, failing to do so, targeted a police vehicle.”
“We are investigating this incident from different angles. It is not just another bombing. It happened right in Islamabad,” the minister said.
The area is normally crowded with people attending court proceedings.
Witnesses told WTX news agency that the blast appeared to have taken place near a gate of the court complex.
“As I parked my car and entered the complex … I heard a loud bang,” lawyer Rustam Malik told AFP after the blast.
“It was complete chaos, lawyers and people were running inside the complex. I saw two dead bodies lying on the gate and several cars were on fire,” Malik said.
Pakistan’s tenuous security situation
Pakistan has been battling with a number of insurgencies by extremist and militant groups, among them the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the local affiliate of the so-called Islamic State, known as ISKP, and Baloch separatists.
Earlier, Pakistan’s security forces said they had quashed an attempt by militants on Monday evening to take cadets hostage at a military-run college in Wana, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border.
Authorities said that a suicide car bomber and five others had targeted the facility situated in the northwestern province.
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Pakistan is fighting a war
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif also called the incident a “wake-up call”.
“We are in a state of war. Anyone who thinks that the Pakistan Army is fighting this war in the Afghan-Pakistan border region and the remote areas of Balochistan, today’s suicide attack at the Islamabad district courts is a wake-up call,” he said.
“In this environment, it would be futile to hold out greater hope for successful negotiations with the rulers of Kabul,” he added.
October 21, 2023
8:19 am
PML-N former PM Nawaz Sharif’s chartered flight dubbed ‘Umeed-e-Pakistan’ has departed for Pakistan after a delay of 1 hour and 22 minutes from Dubai.
The chartered flight comprises 164 people, who have travelled with him with the former leader and 16 seated in the business class.
The plane will land in Islamabad in 3 hours. Waiting to be greeted by thousands of his supporters who have travelled the country to greet him at Islamabad airport.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has claimed that it has set up 40,000 seats at the Greater Iqbal Park the venue for today’s public gathering.
PML-N ‘competent’ to take Pakistan out of present crisis: Nawaz
The PML-N supremo believes that his party is competent enough to take Pakistan out of the crisis that it is presently in.
Speaking ahead of the flight departure at Dubai airport, he held a short press conference stating … his party has the answers to the country’s crippling economic and inflation problems.
“We are competent enough to solve the country’s problems,” said Nawaz in the media talk before his departure at Dubai airport. He passed the remarks while mentioning his government’s achievements before when he was the prime minister.
Nawaz Shareef speaking ahead of his flight ‘Umeed-e-Pakistan’
https://x.com/Monajaved9/status/1715607578691113145?s=20
Returning to Pakistan after 4 years of exile
Nawaz Sharif’s homecoming might be an emotional moment for his diehard supporters, but elections are not won simply by an appeal to passion. Sharif knows this and he also knows he is returning without a clear and meaningful narrative.
The country is divided, the loyal fans of Imran Khan are wounded but not dead. They will disrupt and disturb his return, and target him as public enemy number 1.
In the past he was a leader who offered economic prosperity and he will invoke that sentiment when his plane lands. The country is crippled with inflation, the price of goods and supplies literally doubled in price overnight, during Imran Khans’ tenure.
Now he will be charged with rejuvenating the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and strengthening the rupee.
The promise of economic performance and the nostalgia for his 2013-2018 tenure is no longer as potent after the dismal performance of his party and its alliance in government after Imran Khan’s ouster through the vote of no confidence.
Nawaz Sharif has much to think about as he prepares for his return to his homeland. This is a pivotal moment for him and his party. How Sharif addresses the contradiction between what he wants and what his party does will decide the fate of their politics for the years to come.
August 26, 2023
3:59 pm
The circumstances surrounding Sara Sharif’s tragic death are still unknown (Picture: PA / saeedhashmiuk)
The leader of a mosque attended by Sara Sharif’s family has urged the three relatives who fled the country following her death to cooperate with police.
Sara, 10, was discovered at a house in Surrey in the early hours of August 10 following a phone call from her father Urfan Sharif from Pakistan.
Sharif, 41, his partner Beinash Batool, 29, brother Faisal Malik, 28, and five children left the UK for Islamabad the day before Sara was discovered sparking an international manhunt.
Pakistani authorities are working with British police to locate the trio.
Shah Jahan Mosque leader Hafiz Hashmi has appealed they come forward, pleading with Sharif to talk to investigators about his daughter.
‘First of all, a father should not leave his child like this. We can’t believe this… if a child is in a situation like this, we should stay in this country with our children,’ he told The Mirror.
Sara Sharif’s body was discovered after her dad called police from Pakistan (Picture: PA)
Mosque leader Hafiz Hashmi has pleaded for the Sara’s dad to talk to authorities (Picture: saeedhashmiuk)
Issuing a direct plea to Sharif, he added: ‘As Sara’s father, if you know police investigating want to speak with you, you should speak with the police. You should cooperate with the police.’
The imam has also reached out, through police, to Sarah’s grieving mother Olga Sharif to offer condolences and support.
‘I contacted the police because I wanted to pay my respects to the mother. At the same time I [wanted to] assure her that I will support and help her whenever the time comes – even if this is after the investigation,’ he said.
‘Sara is always here in our thoughts and prayers and we think of her loved ones and pray to God. Whatever we can do to support the investigation we are doing.’
Pakistani are reportedly ‘close to locating’ Sara’s relatives having questioned the father, brother and uncle of Sharif.
In a statement to The Mirror, Rawalpindi Region police chief Khurram Ali said the force was trying its ‘level best’ to find Sharif, Batool and Malik, and was ‘close to locating them’.
Urfan Sharif, 41, Beinash Batool, 29, and Faisal Shahzad Malik, 28, are all wanted by police
It comes as Surrey Police issued a new appeal for information to help them piece together a picture of Sara’s lifestyle prior to her death.
They widened the timescale of their investigation after the post-mortem examination revealed that Sara had suffered multiple and extensive injuries, likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time.
Det Supt Mark Chapman thanked people who had already spoken to officers, but urged other come forward.
‘We know that there will be lots of people in the Woking community and beyond who will have had contact with Sara who may not already have come forward, and we would encourage them to do so,’ he said.
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Urfan Sharif left the country with his partner, brother and five children before his daughter’s body was discovered.
May 10, 2023
8:50 am
Pakistan braces for Imran Khan’s corruption hearing amid protests
Pakistan remains tense as former Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a hearing on corruption charges following his dramatic arrest. Demonstrations have erupted both domestically and globally, with reports of at least two deaths. Police have conducted raids and arrested supporters of Khan’s party since his detention. Khan, a former cricket star, claims the charges against him are politically motivated.
In preparation for the hearing, police have shifted the venue to the location where Khan is being held in custody. Pictures show heightened security in Islamabad, with a police guest house designated as the “courtroom.” Protests have resulted in burned vehicles in Karachi, while mobile internet services have been suspended across the country, and schools and highways remain closed.
Supporters of Khan have taken to the streets in various countries, including the UK, US, and Canada. Protests are expected to continue, with some demonstrators planning to march to Islamabad. Khan’s spokesman expressed concern over potential violence, stating that the arrest could plunge the country into chaos and anarchy. The arrest comes amid an escalating political battle between Khan and Pakistan’s military, with the upcoming polls adding to the tension.
May 26, 2022
8:47 am
Violent clashes across Pakistan as defiant Imran Khan begins banned march on Islamabad
The Independent says Several major cities in Pakistan have become battlegrounds as supporters of ousted prime minister Imran Khan march toward Islamabad.
Police resorted to firing tear gas and baton charges on Wednesday in the northern state of Punjab, the country’s largest province and a stronghold of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), after protesters tried to forcefully remove barricades to stop them from moving towards the capital.
Several demonstrators were seen fainting during the clashes. In Islamabad, officials used dozens of shipping containers to cordon off major roads into the city as well as having a heavy presence of security forces.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-imran-khan-march-islamabad-b2086855.html
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