Pakistan official says attack on federal building in Lahore kills 7, assault over

October 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.

October 14th, 2009 Police: Gunmen attack Lahore police academyLAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police say have gunmen attacked a police academy on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore. The academy attack occurred Thursday as another team of gunmen were firing shots inside a federal law enforcement building in the city.

October 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.

October 14th, 2009 Gunmen attack federal building in PakistanLAHORE, Pakistan — Gunmen entered a federal law enforcement building in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, firing shots and terrifying employees in the latest in a string of attacks to rock this U.S.-allied nuclear-armed country as it prepares to launch a major offensive in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold. In the Taliban-riddled northwest, meanwhile, a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle next to a police station, killing at least eight people, while a suspected U.S.

October 14th, 2009 Pakistan police: 2 die in gunfight in Lahore siegeLAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police say two people have been killed in a gunfight at a federal building in the eastern city of Lahore. Senior police official Chaudhry Shafiq says one of the dead wore a suicide jacket laden with explosives.

August 7th, 2009 LAHORE - Lahore Commissioner Khusro Pervez has blamed India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for the Punjab unrest. The Daily Times quoted Pervez, as saying that the recent anti-Christian riots in Gojra, Sheikhupura and the attack on the Rescue 15 building in Lahore were orchestrated by the RAW.

August 1st, 2009 Building collapse in Pakistan's Karachi kills 21KARACHI, Pakistan — A five-story building collapsed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 21 people, mostly women and children, authorities said Saturday. Local Mayor Mohammad Dilawar, who was supervising the rescue work, said the building caved in late Friday in the congested downtown Lea Market neighborhood.

June 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.

May 28th, 2009 LAHORE - After every brazen terror strike in Pakistan, two claims are almost certain to follow. First, that the intelligence agencies had prior information about the attack, and second, involvement of 'foreign hand' namely India.

April 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.

April 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - Indian passenger buses have been barred from entering the city in the wake of the terror attack on a police academy on its outskirts just 12 km from the Wagah border. When the New Delhi-Lahore bus arrived at Wagah Monday, Pakistani security forces were still attempting to recapture the Manawan academy from a group of terrorists who had taken hundreds of trainees hostage.

March 30th, 2009 LAHORE - The attack on the Lahore police training centre Monday was similar to the Mumbai terror strike, Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik said while the attack was in progress. Malik told Geo TV that the terror strike in Lahore was similar to the Nov 26-29, 2008 carnage in Mumbai that left about 170 people dead.

March 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Monday condemned the terror attack on the Lahore police academy, saying it offered its deep sympathy to the people of Pakistan. 'We don't have full information.

March 12th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam Wednesday asked International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Chris Broad to apologise to his country and team over his 'appalling' allegations after a terror-attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers and match officials in Lahore earlier this month. 'The attack on the cricketers in Lahore was a highly unfortunate incident,' Intikhab told IANS.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Tuesday said the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore was the result of the 'space' that Pakistan has been conceding to terrorists and the international community must build pressure on Pakistan to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil. 'The attack on Sri Lankan cricketers makes it evident that it is the result of the space that Pakistan has been conceding to terrorists and hard-liners.