Two suicide bombers may sneak into Rawalpindi : Pak intelligence

July 21st, 2009 KABUL - Eight suicide bombers attacked several government buildings in two eastern Afghan provinces Tuesday, killing at least five Afghan security forces personnel, officials said. Six bombers attacked three government buildings in Gardez, the provincial capital of the southeastern province of Paktia, Tuesday morning, killing at least two policemen and three intelligence agents, Rohullah Samoon, a spokesman for the provincial governor told DPA.

July 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Security officials have arrested a cleric of a madrassa in Nurpur Thal village of Buland District on charges of imparting terror training to teenage boys and converting them into suicide bombers. According to sources, a madrassah organizer, Muhammed Rafeeq brainwashed youths and then send them to terror training camps based in the tribal areas.

July 7th, 2009 LAHORE - At least 25 explosive laden vehicles have reportedly sneaked into major cities of Pakistan, following which intelligence agencies have launched a massive search operation. According to sources, intelligence authorities have issued a warning to all four provinces in this regard, and asked them to take every precautionary measure.

July 4th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud may target Chinese nationals in the country, as he has dispatched disabled teenage suicide bombers for the purpose. The Interior Ministry has issued a circular warning to all the concerned authorities about the threat.

July 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud is virtually running an 'assembly line' of suicide bombers to wreak havoc in the troubled nation. A report in The Washington Times quoted US officials as saying, that Mehsud is recruiting small children as young as six or seven, to serve as suicide bombers.

July 2nd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Six people were killed and 25 injured in a suicide bomb attack that ripped through a crowded marked in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city, media reports said. Six people were killed in the blast and at least 25 people were critically injured in the blast that took place in Chauhar Chowk of Rawalpindi, Geo News reported According to preliminary reports, a motorist rammed into a bus parked near a petrol pump and blew himself up, injuring the passengers.

July 2nd, 2009 Pakistan police say 5 dead in suicide blastRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A senior police official says at least five people have been killed in a suicide attack on a government bus near the Pakistani capital. Rawalpindi police chief Nasir Durrani said the attacker was on a motorcycle.

July 2nd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - At least six persons were killed and over 15 injured in a suicide bomb attack here on Thursday. The attack which took place in the Chur Chowk area of the city was earlier referred to as a bomb blast, but later senior police officials confirmed that it was a suicide attack.

June 19th, 2009 LAHORE - The Taliban has dispatched three suicide bombers to carry out attacks in Islamabad and Lahore, it has been revealed. According to the Daily Times, one of the would-be suicide bombers, who was arrested earlier this month, has disclosed that the Taliban had sent two suicide bombers to Lahore and one to Islamabad to strike at important locations of the two cities.

June 18th, 2009 RAWALPINDI/LAHORE - At least 30 explosive-laden vehicles have entered Punjab as well as the garrison town of Rawalpindi adjacent to the Pakistani capital Islamabad from the tribal areas of the country, a media report Thursday said. The intelligence agencies had warned of the entry of the 30 explosive-laden vehicles, Online news agency reported, quoting a private TV channel.

June 4th, 2009 KARACHI - At least seven trained Al Qaeda commanders have entered Pakistan to carry out attacks on President Asif Ali Zardari and other important personalities in the country, Pakistan intelligence agencies have learnt. According to the Daily Times, a meeting between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and top al-Qaeda commanders took place in Afghanistan's Paktiya province on May 3, where it was the decided that both outfits would carry out joint terror strikes across Pakistan.

May 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.

April 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban is recruiting children and teenagers in Pakistan to transform them into suicide bombers to carry out deadly attacks across the country, in which scores of people have been killed in the recent past. According to a report in the Daily Times, at least 5000 child suicide bombers aged between 10 to 17 years have been trained by the Taliban till now, and are waiting to strike at the orders of their masters.

March 18th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistani intelligence reports have claimed that three suicide bombers were hiding in Rawalpindi and Islamabad respectively to attack the Long March. Police sources told the Daily Times that the suicide squad had reached the twin cities and planned to target the general public during the March's proceedings.

March 15th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have confirmed reports about a possible terror attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif during the Long March. Police have expressed fears that the Sharif brothers' might be targeted during a public rally.