Gunmen torch 29 Nato oil lorries in Mithri

At least 29 fuel-carrying lorries, meant for Nato troops fighting in Afghanistan, caught fire after unidentified armed men opened fire here in Mithri area in Balochistan on late Friday,
This attack is the fifth of its kind since October 1st. “27 oil containers for Nato supplies were heading to Afghanistan from Karachi when some unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on those in Mithri locality of Bolan district in Balochistan”, official from Levies Forces said.

He said: “Firing resulted in eruption of fierce ablaze which engulfed 27 oil tankers in no time.”

“Fire fighting crew has been called in from Sibi district to bring raging blaze under control”, he told media.

Meanwhile, Levies Forces have surrounded the locality and have commenced search operation, he said.

This attack on Nato supplies is the fifth in a row since October 1st. Also, miscreants have torched Nato supply containers in Shikarpur, Islamabad, Quetta and Nowsehra before this.

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Terrorists attack Shah Ghazi’s Shrine; four dead in karachi

Four people have been killed and several others injured in two blasts near the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Clifton.
The twin blasts occurred within minutes of each other at the shrine’s gate, sources said.

A large number of poor and deserving people as well as others gather at Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine everyday and the number grows manifold, particularly, on Thursday.

Rangers and heavy contingents of police have arrived at the blasts site where rescue activities are being carried out by emergency services.

Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza also arrived immediately after the blasts.

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Musharraf admits to training militants

LONDON: Former president Pervez Musharraf has told a German magazine that his forces trained militant groups to fight in Indian-held Kashmir.

He told the Der Spiegel the Nawaz Sharif government turned a blind eye because it wanted to put pressure on India to enter talks.

Mr Musharraf said in the interview that militant groups “were indeed formed” in part because of the international community’s “apathy” over the Kashmir dispute.

The retired general also indicated that he did not regret the Kargil intrusion that led to skirmishes with India in 1999.

“It is the right of any country to promote its own interests when India is not prepared to discuss Kashmir at the UN and resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner,” he said.—Agencies

(article by dawn news)

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