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CNews ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday conferred non-operational military awards on 30 officers of Pakistan Air Force on the occasion of Pakistan's Independence Day. The awards include two Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military), 13 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military), 12 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (military), one Sitara-i--Basalat and two Tamgha-i-Basalat. Those who were given Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) include Air Vice Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt and Air Vice Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan. The officials who were awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) are Air Commodore Syed Azhar Hasan Bokhari, Air Commodore Khalid Farooq Chishti, Air Commodore Muhammad Arif, Air Commodore Syed Hassan Raza, Air Commodore Hamid Shahab Hashmi, Air Commodore Arshad Khan, Air Commodore Sohail Ahmad Malik, Air Commodore Nadeem Aslam, Group Captain Kamran Shahid, Group Captain Shahzad Ahmad Khan, Group Captain Muhammad Nizam Uddin, Group Captain Iftikhar Hussain Sheikh and Group Captain Khaliq-Uz-Zaman. Those given Tamgha-i-Im...

CNews Lahore: Five policemen were killed and 20 others injured today in a suicide attack outside a police station in a busy area in this eastern Pakistani city that was crowded with people celebrating on the eve of the country's Independence Day. The suicide bomber blew himself up outside a police station near Moon Market, one of the largest bazars in the posh Allama Iqbal Town locality, officials said. The market was packed with people out celebrating ahead of Pakistan's 61st Independence Day. Five policemen were killed instantly and 20 others were injured, police officials were quoted as saying by Reporter. Five of the policemen injured in the blast, which occurred at about 11.30 pm (Pakistan time), were in a serious condition. Rizwan Naseer, the head of the local rescue service, said initial reports suggested it appeared to be a suicide attack. He said police had cordoned off the area and started an investigation. Naseer said the policemen were apparently the target of the a...

CNews LAHORE: Five police officials have been reportedly dead while 20 people are feared wounded as a suicide bomber exploded himself at Allama Iqbal town near Dubai roundabout in Lahore amid Independence Day celebrations, police sources said Police and rangers troops have cordoned off the area while the security has beefed up around the Iqbal Town. Suicide bomber was riding motorcycle, eyewitnesses said. Emergency has been imposed and police and law enforcement agencies have been put on high alert in Lahore.