Thursday, November 3, 2011
Devotees convoy attacked with rockets and guns in Quetta
November 2nd, 2011
Unknown miscreants attacked two buses bringing back devotees from Iran with rockets and gun fire here in Quetta on early Thursday but no loss or injury was reported.
According to Levies sources, two buses of devotees coming from Iran were stopped by police near Lach Pass for a search which continued for half an hour. Soon after resumption of journey after the clearance, the buses were attacked by unidentified persons with a rocket and gun fire from hidden hideouts.
The rocket missed the bus but bullets damaged both buses partially. Luckily all the devotees remained unhurt in the attack. The miscreants had to flee as the personnel of the law enforcement agencies rushed towards the site of the incident.
THE NATION
Unknown miscreants attacked two buses bringing back devotees from Iran with rockets and gun fire here in Quetta on early Thursday but no loss or injury was reported.
According to Levies sources, two buses of devotees coming from Iran were stopped by police near Lach Pass for a search which continued for half an hour. Soon after resumption of journey after the clearance, the buses were attacked by unidentified persons with a rocket and gun fire from hidden hideouts.
The rocket missed the bus but bullets damaged both buses partially. Luckily all the devotees remained unhurt in the attack. The miscreants had to flee as the personnel of the law enforcement agencies rushed towards the site of the incident.
THE NATION
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Six killed in Balochistan unrest
Published: November 02, 2011
QUETTA - Six people were killed and three others sustained wounds in separate incidents of violence in Balochistan Tuesday.
Unidentified armed motorcyclists fired shots at Asif Ali and Qurban Ali in Nawa-i-Killi in the outskirts of Quetta, injuring them critically. Later, they succumbed to wounds. The deceased belonged to the Shia community. According to police, the murder could be an incident of sectarian violence. However, investigation was underway. The bodies were handed over to heirs.
Separately, a man was killed and three others wounded in a firefight between two tribal groups near cattle market in Eastern Bypass area of Quetta. Police said the gunfight erupted between Shawani and Norzai tribes over a piece of land.
The deceased was identified as Allah Dad. The relatives of deceased, carrying the body, staged a demonstration in front of the Quetta Press Club and demanded the arrest of killers. In Nushki, police recovered two bodies from Garri Dakh area, officials said. They were identified as Muhammad Naheem and Mehboob. Meanwhile, a truck driver was killed in Dukki area of Loralai. The deceased was identified as M Saleem.
THE NATION
QUETTA - Six people were killed and three others sustained wounds in separate incidents of violence in Balochistan Tuesday.
Unidentified armed motorcyclists fired shots at Asif Ali and Qurban Ali in Nawa-i-Killi in the outskirts of Quetta, injuring them critically. Later, they succumbed to wounds. The deceased belonged to the Shia community. According to police, the murder could be an incident of sectarian violence. However, investigation was underway. The bodies were handed over to heirs.
Separately, a man was killed and three others wounded in a firefight between two tribal groups near cattle market in Eastern Bypass area of Quetta. Police said the gunfight erupted between Shawani and Norzai tribes over a piece of land.
The deceased was identified as Allah Dad. The relatives of deceased, carrying the body, staged a demonstration in front of the Quetta Press Club and demanded the arrest of killers. In Nushki, police recovered two bodies from Garri Dakh area, officials said. They were identified as Muhammad Naheem and Mehboob. Meanwhile, a truck driver was killed in Dukki area of Loralai. The deceased was identified as M Saleem.
THE NATION
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
India plans to build Afghan-Iran rail link
07:59 01/11/2011
NEW DELHI, November 1 (RIA Novosti)
India is planning to construct a 900-km railway line connecting Chabahar port in Iran with the mineral-rich Hajigak region of Afghanistan, the Hindustan Times said on Tuesday.
The successful completion of the project “will increase Indian leverage in Afghanistan and its strategic presence in the region,” the paper said citing informed government sources. “It will also help reduce Kabul’s dependence on Islamabad.”
In addition, “it will open opportunities for Indian companies to explore Afghanistan's mineral wealth, believed to be worth $1-3 trillion.”
Hajigak, located 130 km west of Kabul in Bamiyan province, holds Afghanistan's largest iron ore deposits. Of the 22 companies shortlisted for the bid for these deposits 14 are Indian, the paper reported.
RIANOVOSTI
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