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CNews ISLAMABAD: The police have registered a case of Quaidabad blast under Anti-Terrorist Act against the unidentified miscreants for causing carnage in the industrial area of Landhi.The blast occurred in Karachi industrial area of Quaidabad near a crossing in Landhi Town killing eleven and injuring over 50 people, according to the local media. The case of Landhi blast has been registered under Anti-Terrorist Act PPC Clause 33, 427, 324, 302, ¾ with SHO Inspector Huzoor Bux Solangi as complainant."The death toll has risen to 10, and there are about 50injured people," Akhtar Zamin, Sindh home minister said. "This is the work of people who want to destabilise the country going towards holding of peaceful elections," Zamin said.The bomb disposal squad said that the one and half kilo heavy bomb was indigenously made nails and ball bearings used in it. The culprits used time device for blast.Another injured Jamil s/o Abdus Sattar 16, who was a resident of Quaidabad Muz...

CNews KARACHI: The police have registered a case of Quaidabad blast, which left at least ten people killed and at least 50 were injured, against the unidentified miscreants.The blast occurred in Karachi industrial area of Quaidabad near Gul Ahmed Chawrangi in Landhi Town."The death toll has risen to 10 and there are about 50 injured people," Akhtar Zamin, the home minister for southern Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital said. "This is the work of people who want to destabilise the country going towards holding of peaceful elections," Zamin said. Musharraf and caretaker premier Mohammedmian Soomro condemned the blast and expressed their grief for the loss of life.

CNews ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier (Retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema Tuesday said the government has prepared a security advisory plan for politicians to avert life threat to them.He told the weekly media briefing that the advisory is aimed at providing general guidelines to the political leadership for their safety and security. Cheema said after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto it is of paramount importance that political leadership is sensitized about looming threat and asked them to adopt a security conscious approach. "The government would provide adequate security cover to the political leaders, it is incumbent upon the political leadership itself to play its role in taking necessary steps to ensure their own safety by cooperating and paying heed to security advisory." He said all Home secretaries and heads of law enforcement agencies have been given directives to ensure foolproof security of all political leaders under threat. Under the security advisor...

CNews LONDON: Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the bomb blast at Quaidabad and demanded providing all available medical facilities to the injured. He prayed for the departed souls and early recovery of the injured and demanded to provide best medical facilities to them. He said those involved in terrorism were the enemies of the nation and country. Altaf Hussain demanded of the government to take stern action against those involved in this condemnable act and give them exemplary punishment.

CNews KARACHI: At least nine dead bodies including two of children have been taken to Jinnah Hospital besides 40 injured as a result of a blast occurred here at Gul Ahmed Chowrangi, Quaidabad. A JPMC official at Emergency Ward source said eight bodies and 40 injured have been shifted to Jinnah Hospital. It was said three of the injured are in the age group of 24 to 26 while two victims were aged 16. A doctor of Social Security Hospital Landhi, Imran Ali said that five bodies and 35 injured were brought to the hospital with major and minor injuries. A police official said that the explosive device was planted in a fruit cart.

CNews KARACHI: Acting Inspector General of Police, Sindh, Azhar Ali Farooqui on Monday confirmed that five causalities had taken place and 20 persons were injured in powerful bomb blast opposite Gul Ahmed Textile Mills in Landhi Industrial Area on Monday night. Talking to media, police chief said a red alert was declared in throughout the province after the incident. He admitted that violent incidents had occurred in the disturbed area and said that high alert was also declared there to cope with the situation. Additional contingents of police have been sent to the area, besides deployments of reserved force have been made wherever considered necessary, he added. Police chief ruled out delays in initiating rescue activities at the crime scene, claiming that senior police officials were present at the scene. "The rescue operation has been started and I'm in constant contact with senior officials." Mr. Farooqui added that a three-member committee, headed by a Senior Superin...

CNews KARACHI: Seven people including a child have been killed, when a blast occurred here at Gul Ahmed Chowrandi, Quaidabad on Monday evening. TPO Landhi Town, Azad Khan confirmed that explosives strapped to a motor cycle blew up, killing and injuring many. It should be mentioned that the blast site is normally a crowded market place, where people come to shop in large number. At least five dead bodies, including one of a child, have been shifted to Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre. Two dead bodies are said to be present at Social Security Hospital Landhi. The ambulances of Eidhi arrived on the blast site. Also, the fire brigade vehicles have been called in. Investigation and Bomb Disposal Squad have been called. Police cordoned off the whole area and started the relief activities. Emergency has been declared in most of the hospitals of Karachi. However, owing to extreme conditions of traffic gridlock, the ambulances are facing trouble in transporting the injured to hospitals. It s...