A bomb exploded in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, reportedly killing one child and injuring as many as five others. Police said a car bomb exploded near a school in the Gulshan Rehman colony on the outskirts of Peshawar. The explosion occurred after school hours. The area of Peshawar also serves a housing complex for local government officials. Local police official Attique Shah told Fox News that the explosion was heard in the busy Kohat road area and medical personnel rushed to the scene. The injured were being transported to the hospital. The blast capped a particularly bloody day in Pakistan. Gunmen attacked law enforcement facilities across the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, while a car bomb devastated a northwestern police station, killing a total of 38 people in an escalating wave of terror. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said the multiple attacks in Lahore are chained together.
Talking to Geo News, the Federal Minister said the terrorists are mercenaries who are working for money.
The Minister said the Interior Ministry had the reports of terrorists attack on the buildings of law enforcement agencies and that the reports had been delivered to the concerned departments.
“Enemy is fighting a gorilla war, however the law enforcement agencies are fully alert.”
Rehman saluted the law enforcement agencies for bravely fighting the terrorists.
He said the wave of terrorism may continue for a few more weeks, however he promised the nation to control the terror activities soon.
A full-fledged operation will be started shortly as Rangers have arrived in Bedian and Manawa, he added. They all are linked with laal masjid.
LAHORE: Once again terrorists attacked three security forces buildings in Lahore today.
As per reports, unidentified terrorists targeted Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building, Manawa Police Training Centre and Eliot Force Training Centre situated at Bedian Road.
In the first incident, unidentified terrorists targeted FIA building situated at Temple Road.
According to the SP Civil Lines, Dr Haider, 5 persons have been killed in the incident, however the building is reported clear now.
Geo News Nadeem Alvi said three FIA men have been martyred, whereas a terrorist killed, while a dead body is yet to be identified.
On the other hand Ganga Ram Hospital Administration confirmed that seven dead bodies have been transferred to the health facility.
Unidentified terrorists also attacked the Eliot Force Training Centre situated at Bedian Road and Manawan Police Training Centre.
According to reports six armed terrorists, wearing militia uniforms, barged in the Bedian and Manawan training centres and opened gunfire after throwing hand grenades.
Exchange of gunfire continues in both the buildings, whereas loud blasts are also being heard.
Police Jawans are battling bravely with the terrorists and helicopters continue aerial surveillance.
It may be recalled that Manawa training centre is situated some five kilometre away from Bedian and FIA building, Eliot Force Training Centre and Manawa Police Training Centre have today been targeted simultaneously.