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Friday, July 9, 2010

Journalists to observe black day against anti-media resolution

Updated at: 0750 PST, Saturday, July 10, 2010
Journalists to observe black day against anti-media resolution

ISLAMABAD: Various journalist organisations have strongly condemned the Punjab Assembly members for passing the resolution in which media community as a whole has been deceptively targeted by the provincial assembly members and decided to observe a black day on Saturday against the resolution.

The participants of a meeting, held at the central secretariat of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday, under the chairmanship of its President Pervez Shaukat, unanimously decided to observe a black day across country to condemn the act of the Punjab Assembly against the media that was providing a clear picture of the situation to the masses.

Addressing the participants, Pervez Shaukat said the journalists from all over the country rejected the resolution and demanded of the MPAs to take it back. He said they would announce further course of action during a protest to be held in Islamabad.

Mohmand toll mounts to 100

Updated at: 0929 PST, Saturday, July 10, 2010
Mohmand toll mounts to 100

GHALANAI: The death toll in the suicide attack in Yakkaghand area of Mohmand Agency rose to at least hundred with over 100 injured; the most of them are in critical condition, Geo News reported Saturday.

According to political Tehsildar Meraj Khan, further bodies were recovered from under the debris today, which pushed the death toll to over 100.

It should be mentioned here that a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up yesterday as hundreds of people were gathered around the office of a senior government official in Pakistan's northwestern Mohmand region, where security forces have stepped up attacks on Taliban militants in recent weeks.

The bomber killed 100 people, including women and children, in an attack in a volatile Pashtun region on the Afghan border Friday, officials said.

The blast was so powerful that it was heard far and wide, pulling down at least 30 shops including two hotels in Yakkaghand. Also, the roof of a nearby house caved in.

Assistant Political Agency Rasul Khan put the death toll initially at 70.

The deceased include four personnel of Khasadar Force.

The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Shabqadr and the Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital.

The power explosion caused the house of Yakkaghand jail to collapse, allowing 35 prisoners to escape.

Political officials announced a lakh rupee for each deceased and Rs50,000 each for injured.

Meantime, outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan accepted the responsibility for the blast.

The TTP spokesman Ikramullah Mohmand told Geo News from unknown destination that blast targeted the members of Ambar Peace Committee present at the moment at the office of Assistant Political Agent.

85 arrested in Nowshera, Charsadda search operation

Updated at: 0926 PST, Saturday, July 10, 2010
85 arrested in Nowshera, Charsadda search operation

NOWSHERA: Eighty-five militants arrested and six houses of militants destroyed during security forces operation in different localities of Nowshera and Charsadda.

Police sources said joint search operation of security forces, FC and Police is underway in Badarshi and Kaka Sahib areas of Nowshera in which 70 suspected militants have been arrested whereas six houses of militants including the house of outlawed outfit Tahreek-e-Taliban Nowshera ameer Qari Kamran.

On the other hand, 15 suspected persons arrested during search operation in North Hasht Nagar area in Charsadda.