19 November 2012

Karachi: Blast near Imam Bargah kills 2, hurts 20

KARACHI: At least two people have been killed and over 20 others injured when a powerful bomb exploded outside a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s largest city, police and hospital sources said.

According to reports on Sunday evening, the bomb was planted at the security barrier in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi.
“The bomb was planted on a motorbike near a Shiites’ imambargah in Abbas town area, which exploded with a big bang killing at least three people and wounding 14 others,” senior local police official, Shahid Hayat, told AFP.
Another police official, Aslam Khan, confirmed the incident: “We had information about possible attacks by terrorists and this was confirmed during interrogation of terrorists whom we had recently arrested.”
Khan said that a remote-controlled device had been used in the attack.
Iqbal Mahmood, Additional Inspector General of Police for the Sindh province, confirmed the deaths of two people.
Fatehyab Jaffri, who was injured in the explosion, said he was sitting with others when a van stopped.
On Friday Pakistan had temporarily shut down the city’s mobile phone networks — fearing mobile phones could be used to coordinate attacks and trigger remote-controlled bombs.
Nationwide sectarian violence between the two groups is estimated to have killed more than 4,000 people since the late 1990s.
On Tuesday, police in Karachi arrested four suspected militants believed to be planning a wave of sectarian violence in the city, where 40 people were killed during three days of attacks just over a week ago.
 Source Of News:
http://www.aaj.tv/2012/11/karachi-10-injured-in-imam-bargah-blast/

Suicide bomb blast injures three in Mohmand

MOHMAND AGENCY: A suicide bomb blast targeting a car enroute to Qazi Hussain's rally in Mohmand Agency injured three people and damaged the vehicle, local political administration said.
According to the administration, the incident took place when three people in a vehicle were on their way to attend the former Jamat e Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed’s public meeting in Haleem Zai.
Further details are awaited.
Source of Nes:
http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=76107

Four die in roof collapse incident in Kasur

KASUR: Four members of the same family died when the roof of their house collapsed in Mustafaabad area of Kasur district, Geo News reported Monday.
According to initial reports, the incident took place in Mustafaabad area when the family was asleep. All of a sudden, the roof of their fragile house came down that killed a man, his wife and two children.

Source of News:
http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=76103

Balochistan: Absent doctors to get show-cause

QUETTA: The strike of doctors in Balochistan entered its 34th day on Monday creating enormous problems for poor patients, while the Balochistan government has resorted to issue show cause notices to the doctors who will fail to join duties from today, Geo News reported.
The government has also decided to seal the private clinics run by the protesting doctors.
Despite Balochistan government’s 24-hour deadline to end the strike, the medics boycotted the OPDs on Sunday, and warned that emergency wards would also be closed on 9 and 10 Muharram if authorities failed to recover Dr Saeed Khan.
Dr Saeed was kidnapped on Oct 16 from his clinic at Saryab Road, Quetta following which protests were initiated the same day. According to Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Balochistan President Sultan Tareen, kidnappers are demanding a huge ransom to release Dr Saeed and the provincial government seems helpless in capturing the abductors.
All Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) in major hospitals in Quetta remained closed due to the absence of doctors. The situation has amalgamated the problems of patients who cannot afford to visit expensive private hospitals. However, doctors attended patients in emergency wards and private hospitals.
Source of News:
http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=76100

More than 4000 candidates appeared in the SSUET Entry Test

By Iqbal Hasan Rizvi

 

KARACHI, November 18 – As many as 4300 candidates appeared in the pre-admission entry test for the bachelors degree programmes announced by Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology for the academic year 2013 held on Sunday at Karachi Expo Centre at 10 am.

The entrance test was held peacefully under the tight security, as hundreds of security guards were alert in and outside the centre. 

Out of 4300 candidates, 1721 students had their first choice for Civil Engineering, 1284 for Electronic Engineering, 517 for Computer Engineering, 168 for Biomedical Engineering, 132 for Telecommunication Engineering and 478 for Computer Science.

Visiting the centre to monitor the process and ensure transparency, Registrar Shah Mahmood H. Syed told the journalists and media personnel that “Out of the total registration of 5000 candidates, more than 4000 appeared in the test against total seats of 760 for admission in 5 different disciplines of engineering including biomedical, civil, computer, electronic, telecommunication engineering besides computer science.”

He said that the candidates were advised to reach the examination halls latest by 9 am along with their admit card together with other necessary articles to use during the test. Entry into the campus was subject to the security check at the main gate, parents or guardians were directed to the enclosure reserved for them.

The interviews will be held from Monday till Friday at the University Campus and all candidates have to appear in the interviews.