At least six killed in Pakistan blast

by hussain | February 17, 2009 at 08:07 am

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At least six persons were killed and 16 others injured in a blast in a vehicle outside the residence of a local government official in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Tuesday.

A part of the residence of Union Council Mayor Fahimur Rehman was destroyed in the blast, which occurred a day after the provincial government signed a pact with the Tanzeem Nafaz Shariat-e-Mohammadi for enforcement of the Islamic law in Malakand Division including the restive Swat valley.

PESHAWAR: At least six people were killed while 16 others injured when a blast took place in a vehicle outside the house of a Union Councillor here on Tuesday.

According to CCPO Peshawar, the vehicle was parked outside Union Councillor Faheem's house. four people were killed on the spot while UC men gunned down two attackers when they tried to flee the scene.

The injured were shifted to Lady Reading hospital where emergency has been declared. Police have cordoned off the entire area and started rescue work.

Police said the blast damaged two outer walls of Faheem's house and two neighbouring homes. According to sources, the blast could be a suicide attack.

The vehicle had approximately 10 to 20 kilograms explosives, sources said.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani strongly deplored the incident and vowed to bring the culprits, involved into the heinous crime, to justice.