Terrorist who blew himself up carried US passport

KARACHI: A suspected militant who blew himself up in Karachi during a raid by security forces was carrying a US and a Pakistani passport, authorities said on Saturday.According to a statement by Pakistan’s paramilitary Rangers, the dead man has been identified as Moeed Abdul Salam.He detonated an explosive device on Thursday when troops raided his apartment in Gulistan-e-Johar.Post-mortem tests on Salam’s body confirmed the man died due to the explosion of a hand grenade, it said, adding ”documents used for acts of terrorism were also recovered” from his possession.The US Embassy could not immediately confirm the development.The Rangers’ statement said Salam had divorced his wife a month ago and was living with four children, who were unharmed.According...

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Bomb kills two soldiers in Balochistan: officials

QUETTA: A bomb blast Saturday killed two soldiers and wounded two others in Balochistan, officials said.The roadside remote controlled bomb hit a vehicle of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Sui town, some 450 kilometres southeast of Quetta.“Two soldiers were killed and two were wounded in the bomb blast,” A senior Frontier Corps official told AFP, requesting anonymity.Another senior government official in Quetta confirmed the incident and casualties, adding that the explosion also destroyed the vehic...

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No pressure from party on resignation: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party’s Sharjeel Memon on Saturday said he accepted every decision of the party but would continue to maintain cordial ties with Zulfikar Mirza, APNANews reported.Speaking media representatives at the airport in Karachi, he said he himself had offered to resign and that there was no pressure on him from the party’s end.The ministry belongs to the PPP and the party can take it back whenever it thinks fit, Memon said.He further said that his visit to London was of a personal nature but several misconceptions had mushroomed over it. The party had to face the consequences, he said, adding that that was what led him to resign from the ministry.He said he never wanted to create misunderstandings between the PPP and its...

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