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Suicide Attack in Peshawar: At least 10 killed and 25 injured

by Mritunjay | November 14, 2009 at 08:06 am

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As allied forces claim to continue crushing Talibani resistance in Afghanistan, Pakistan continues to be rocked by continued wave of violence. In the latest incident, a suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police check post on Peshawar's outskirts on Saturday killing 10 people, including women and children, and injuring over 25 others.

"A suicide bomber exploded his car when police tried to search his car at a checkpoint at a big crossing at the outskirts of Peshawar," (Peshawar district administration chief Sahibzada) Anis said.

The bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle, packed with about 50 kg of explosives, when policemen asked him to stop for the search at Pishtakhara Chowk, the main entry point to Peshawar from the troubled North Western Pakistan's Khyber tribal region.

The blast was so powerful that it blew up a number of other vehicles lined up at the check post. A large number of people were present in a nearby bus stand and commercial area when the blast occurred at about 4.15 pm. local time.

Pakistan has been torn by spate of such attacks including the one on Friday that targeted the Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) headquarters in Peshawar and a police station in Bannu, killing 20 people and injuring 85 others.

NWFP Senior Minister Bashir Bilour ruled out the possibility of holding talks with the militants.
"Some political parties say we should hold talks (with the militants). Who should we talk with? Should we talk to those who are killing our children and spreading destruction?" he told reporters after visiting the injured in a hospital.

"We will not talk to any terrorists... With the cooperation of political forces and the people, we will stand united and we will be successful," he said.

Asked who was behind the wave of attacks, Bilour said: "Only terrorists are responsible. No Americans, British, Europeans or Indians have died in the attacks, only Muslims, small children and our sisters and brothers have died. They (the attackers) are not Muslims or Pathans or humans, they are barbarians".

Bilour described the attacks in the NWFP as a "reaction" to the military operations against Taliban in tribal areas."We will fight them to the end even if we lose our lives," he said.

Meanwhile Taliban has warned that they will increase the spate of attacks in the coming days and dared the government to stop them.

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Amy Judd

at 08:16 on November 14th, 2009

Thanks for your story, I had to remove your video though as it was copyrighted.

Mritunjay

at 08:20 on November 14th, 2009

Oops! Din't notice that while uploading. Will try to get something that's not restricted for distribution.

Thanks!

albertacowpoke

at 09:09 on November 14th, 2009

These type of attacks demonstrate that the Taliban can hit anytime anywhere of their choosing.

The only way to stop that is to stop the flow of bomb making materials to them.

Of course, both in Pakistan and Afghanistan, it is hard to identify who the enemy is. The Taliban can turn themselves into villagers in a minute. Unless you can provide security to the villages and farms this will continue.

Mritunjay

at 09:20 on November 14th, 2009

True...but then as in other cases, if the security and military action is not backed with a proper effort to create sustainable local economy and development the fuel for fire in form of propaganda by Taliban and other militant groups is still left intact.