Pakistan: FC headquarters in Peshawar comes under attack amid surge in militant violence
The headquarters of the Federal Constabulary (FC) in Peshawar came under attack on Monday, senior police officials told Dawn.
The headquarters of the Federal Constabulary (FC) in Peshawar came under attack on Monday, senior police officials told Dawn.
Two terrorists were killed in an attack on the federal police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, the Samaa broadcaster reported.
All people on board were evacuated in time, and flight operations were suspended until further notice at the airport, officials told Xinhua on Thursday on condition of anonymity.
Through the last two weeks of March and April 1930, Mahatma Gandhi continued his march on foot, along with 78 Congress volunteers from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to the Gujarat coast; what the world knows as the Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha, a historic event.
The wounded was rushed to the Khyber teaching hospital, Dawn reported.
Protesters took to the streets and "held traffic hostage" while Islamabad Police requested them to not set fire to vehicles.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that overall, the polling process remained peaceful, and the commission's central control room received 15 complaints of code violations.
Dozens of people from the Shia community have been targeted in sectarian violence. However, the persecution of Shias in Pakistan is not a new phenomenon.
Police and rescue personnel have reached the blast site in the Kocha Risaldar area while the injured are being shifted to the nearby health facilities, reported The News International
The officials said that most of the casualties were reported on Wednesday from upper parts of Hazara division, where at least 19 people lost their lives while four others died in Buner district of Malakand division, reports Xinhua Dawn news.
