Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Six killed, 28 injured in blast at building in Peshawar: Police

3:03 AM McGhori

PESHAWAR: Six persons was killed while 28 others were injured in a blast near a building on the University Town of Peshawar on Tuesday, said the police. SSP Operations Tahir Ayyub confirmed that the bomb had been planted on a motorcycle and added that it weighed between 3-4 kilogrammes. SP Cantt Mian Mohammad Saeed said that around 20 shops were also partially damaged in the explosion in the Azam Tower. The basement of the tower caught fire after the explosion. The local rescue workers, however, say that they have shifted at least 12 injured people to the hospital. The building was used by shops selling electronic equipment. A portion of the road has been blocked for the traffic after the incident. The nature of the explosion...
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Protesters clash with police over gas shortages

2:53 AM McGhori

ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis angry over gas shortages have blocked a major highway and clashed with police for the second straight day. The protest is adding to pressure on a government that is bogged down by scandal, near economic collapse and militant violence. Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday hurled stones at police on the main highway linking the capital Islamabad to Rawalpindi. On Monday, angry Pakistanis torched three vehicles on the same road. Natural gas is used widely in Pakistan for heating, cooking and to fuel cars and buses. It has been in short supply since winter bega...
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MQM submits bill in NA for new provinces

2:43 AM McGhori

ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement submitted on Monday to the National Assembly secretariat a constitution amendment bill seeking creation of new provinces in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. While the bill specifically mentions Hazara province to comprise six districts of the KP, it suggests that people of 21 districts in south Punjab should decide through a referendum if they want a large Seraiki province or more than one province. Similarly, the MQM bill suggests referendum in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts of the KP to determine whether the people there want to remain within the present KP administration or join the proposed south Punjab province. The copies of the (20th Constitution Amendment) bill were distributed...
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