Firing in LahoreOctober 14th, 2009 LAHORE - Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building in this Pakistani city Thursday. Police said that four unidentified gunmen fired shots at the FIA building situated on Temple Road in Lahore Thursday, Geo TV reported.
Official says gunmen are firing inside federal building in Pakistan's eastern city of LahoreOctober 14th, 2009 Official: Gunmen inside Pakistan federal buildingISLAMABAD — An official says gunmen are firing inside a federal building in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore. Chaudhry Mansoor of the Federal Investigation Agency says he can hear the shots in the facility Thursday morning.
Top police official says suicide car bomber carried out massive attack in Peshawar, PakistanOctober 9th, 2009 Police: Suicide car bomb behind Pakistan attackPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A top Pakistani police official says a deadly attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar was launched by a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden car. Peshawar police chief Liaqat Ali Khan says the vehicle was packed with a "huge quantity of explosives and artillery rounds."
Officials say the blast killed 41 people and injured more than 100 others.
UN chief Ban says attacks on UN building in Pakistan a 'heinous crime'October 5th, 2009 UN chief: Pakistan attack a 'heinous crime'GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a suicide bombing at the U.N.
Car bomb explodes near military airport in eastern Kabul, shakes windows in center citySeptember 7th, 2009 Car bomb explodes near military airport in KabulKABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Afghanistan's capital early Tuesday, police said. The blast rattled windows more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) away.
Suicide bombing in Pakistani city of Peshawar kills 3, wounds at least 15August 23rd, 2009 Suicide bomb in Pakistani city of Peshawar kills 3PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Authorities say a suicide bombing on the outskirts in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has killed three people and wounded 15 others. Peshawar police Chief Safwat Ghayur says the suicide bomber also died in Sunday's attack.
FBI expert testifies GPS device carried by Mumbai gunmen shows they traveled from PakistanAugust 12th, 2009 FBI expert testifies at Mumbai terror attack trialMUMBAI, India — The gunmen who laid siege to the Indian city of Mumbai carried GPS devices and a satellite phone that shows they traveled from Pakistan to India, an FBI expert testified Wednesday at the trial of the lone surviving suspect. Police recovered the devices during their investigation of the November attack, which killed 166 people.
Recent deadly attacks targeting hotelsJuly 17th, 2009 Recent deadly attacks targeting hotelsDeadly attacks targeting hotels in recent years:
— July 17, 2009: A pair of bombs explode at the neighboring Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. — June 9, 2009: A huge bomb explodes at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 11 people and wounding 70.
Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 7 at checkpoint in Anbar provinceJuly 15th, 2009 Suicide bomber kills 7 in Iraq's Anbar provinceBAGHDAD — A suicide bomber has killed seven people in an attack on security forces in Iraq's Anbar province. Two police officials in Baghdad say the suicide bomber, who was driving a minibus, attacked a checkpoint of Iraqi soldiers and police officers at about 8 a.m.
Police say ambush by gunmen in northwest Pakistan kills 5 police, 1 forestry officerJuly 12th, 2009 Police: Ambush kills 5 police in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen ambushed five police officers and a forestry official responding to reports of a dead body in northwestern Pakistan, killing all six, police said Sunday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities did not rule out Taliban militants.
Police say ambush by gunmen in northwest Pakistan kills 5 officers, 1 forestry officialJuly 12th, 2009 Police say ambush kills 5 officers in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen ambushed five police officers and a forestry official responding to reports of a dead body in northwestern Pakistan, killing all six, police said Sunday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities did not rule out Taliban militants, though other insurgent groups operate in the region.
Recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militantsJune 9th, 2009 Recent attacks in or linked to PakistanA look at some recent major attacks in Pakistan or blamed on Pakistan-based militants:
— Oct. 12, 2009: A suicide car bomb explodes near an army vehicle in a market in the northwest Shangla district, killing 41, including six security officers, and wounding 45.
486 killed in suicide strikes in Punjab since 2007May 31st, 2009 LAHORE - The deteriorating law and order situation and the expanding writ of extremists in Pakistan, and especially in Punjab can be gauged from the fact that at least 486 people including army, navy and police officials, have lost their lives in suicide attacks in the province since 2007. Besides that about 1,573 people have been injured in terror strikes since 2007 to till date, The News reports.
Double suicide attack kills, wounds at least 20 in southern Afghanistan, official saysMay 10th, 2009 Afghanistan suicide bombs kill, wound at least 20KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A double suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan has killed and wounded at least 20 police, soldiers and civilians. Helmand deputy provincial police chief Kamaluddin Khan says the attack began when a first suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a taxi stand in the town of Gereshk.
Pakistani police say suicide attack kills 10 at checkpoint in northwestApril 18th, 2009 Suicide bomber kills 10 at Pakistani checkpointPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber attacked security forces manning a checkpoint in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Saturday, killing at least 10 people, officials said. The checkpoint is near the Orakzai tribal region, which has emerged in recent months as a major base for Taliban militants waging war on the Pakistan government.
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