Afghan energy minister survives blast, four killedSeptember 27th, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan cabinet minister survived a roadside attack in Afghanistan's western Herat province Sunday, but police said four civilians were killed and 17 others injured. Energy Minister Mohammad Ismail Khan was on his way to the airport in Herat city when a motorbike laden with explosives detonated near his convoy, western region police spokesman Abdul Raouf Ahmadi said.
One killed, three others injured in Dera Ismail Khan car bomb blastJuly 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least one person was killed and three others wounded in a car bomb blast in North West Frontier Frontier Province's Dera Ismail Khan on Wednesday. Officials said the car was parked inside a parking lot of the district courts, and a remote control device was used to trigger off the blast.
Blast outside Pakistani courthouse kills oneJuly 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A bombing outside a courthouse in north-western Pakistan Wednesday killed at least one person and wounded three, police said. The explosion took place in a parking lot adjacent to courtrooms in Dera Ismail Khan, located close to Pakistan's lawless tribal region near the Afghan border.
One killed in Pakistan blastJuly 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - One person was killed and another injured in a bomb attack targeting a police vehicle in Dera Ismail Khan in the North West Frontier Province.
The remote-controlled bomb targeted a police vehicle in Kotli Imama Hussain area of Dera Ismail Khan, Geo TV reported.
Eight killed, 24 injured in Pakistan blastJune 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least eight people were killed and 24 injured in a blast Sunday in Pakistan's militancy-hit North West Frontier Province, Geo TV reported. The blast in Tijarat Ganj Market area of Dera Ismail Khan was of high intensity and it damaged a number of shops besides vehicles parked near the blast site, the report said, citing police sources.
Blast in Pakistan's NWFP injures oneApril 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A blast took place in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province Wednesday, authorities said. The blast occurred when a funeral procession was passing by a house under construction in Muryali area of Dera Ismail Khan Wednesday, the News International reported.
Suicide blast kills four in northwest PakistanFebruary 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed Saturday in a suicide car bomb attack in Pakistan's northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan. The incident comes after Friday's bomb attack at a funeral procession in the city that killed at least 30 people and wounded 85 others.
10 killed in Pakistan suicide blastFebruary 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Ten people were killed and 15 injured Friday when a suicide bomber exploded at a funeral prayer in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, Geo TV reported. The blast occurred near Shobra hotel at Dera Ismail Khan when hundreds of people were attending the funeral prayer of Sher Zaman, a man shot dead a day earlier, the channel quoted police sources as saying.
Blast kills 29 at funeral in PakistanFebruary 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A blast ripped through a funeral procession in north-western Pakistan Friday, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens more, a police official said. The attack took place in the town of Dera Ismail Khan near the Afghan border when Shiite Muslims were marching to a mosque to offer funeral prayers for a community member who was fatally shot Thursday.
Suicide blast kills 20 in PakistanFebruary 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suicide bomb explosion that ripped through a funeral prayer in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province killed at least 20 people and wounded several more, Geo TV reported. The army has moved into the area.
10 killed in Pakistan suicide blastFebruary 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Ten people were killed and 15 injured Friday when a suicide bomber exploded at a funeral prayer in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, Geo TV reported. The blast occurred near Shobra hotel at Dera Ismail Khan when hundreds of people were attending the funeral prayer of Sher Zaman, a man shot dead a day earlier, the channel quoted police sources as saying.
Suicide blast kills 20 in PakistanFebruary 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suicide bomb explosion that ripped through a funeral prayer in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province killed at least 20 people and wounded several more, Geo TV reported. The army has moved into the area.
Blast kills at least six in PakistanFebruary 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least six people were killed and around 20 others injured Thursday in a bomb blast in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, a media report said. The blast occurred during a procession taken out to mark the Hazrat Imam Hussain martyrdom anniversary in Wadani area in Dera Ghazi Khan City of the province.
Zardari, Gilani condemn bomb blastFebruary 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday strongly condemned the bomb blast in eastern Pakistan that killed at least 25 people and more than 20 others injured. In their separate messages, both Zardari and Gilani deplored the loss of innocent lives and directed the health authorities to provide best medical care to the injured.
Blast kills at least 25 in PakistanFebruary 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 25 people were killed and around 30 others injured Thursday in a bomb blast in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province, local TV reports said. The blast occurred during a procession taken out to mark the Hazrat Imam Hussain martyrdom anniversary in Wadani area in Dera Ghazi Khan City of the province.