Friday, 20 February 2009
Curfew imposed in D.I Khan after violence
20 killed in D.I Khan suicide attack
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The death toll of Dera Ismail Khan suicide attack has reached to 20.
Army took the control of the city due to deteriorating law and order situation. According to initial reports, a suicide blast occurred in funeral procession near imam baragah Kotli Imam Hussain killing 20 and injured several people. Police said the explosion happened near Shobra hotel.
The injured were shifted to district headquarter hospital and emergency has been imposed in the hospitals. All markets were closed after the blast as angry person set on fire a bus.
source : jang.com.pk
14 dead in D.I Khan explosion
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Fourteen people were killed and several injured when a blast occurred in a funeral procession in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday.
According to reports, a suicide blast occurred near imam bargah Kotli Imam Hussain when hundreds of people were attending the funeral procession of a person Sher Zaman, who was shot dead in a target killing incident yesterday.
The injured were shifted to district headquarter hospital. Situation become tense in the city and all markets have been closed after the blast.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the explosion.
source : jang.com.pk