Indian hand suspected in attack on Chinese Consulate

It is suspected by LEA (Law Enforcing Agencies) that the plot of the attack was prepared in India - an attempt to sabotage the CPEC land route from Pakistani port at Gwader to China.

Three BLA terrorists tried to storm into the Chinese Consulate in port city of Karachi, Pakistan yesterday but were gunned down by the LEA.

The sources have identified the mastermind of the attack as Aslam Achu, the commander of the banned terrorist group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA). The group claimed the responsibility for the Friday’s attack.

As per sources, Aslam Achu was injured during a face-off with security forces in Balochistan and is currently receiving medical care in New Delhi’s Max hospital.

It may be added that BLA has publicly invited Indian forces to intervene in Balochistan.

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Heatwave claims over 120 lives in Karachi, Pakistan

The rising mercury and the menace of load shedding in the country, over 120 people have reportedly been perished in the port city of Karachi, Pakistan by Sunday night.

Most of the deaths have been attributed to the heat stroke exhaustion, remarked a duty doctor in one of the hospitals of Karachi.

However, an Edhi Foundation spokesperson said in the past 24 hours his foundation registered 150 dead at the Sohrab Goth Edhi morgue.

Saturday was the hottest day of this year’s summer in Karachi, where the mercury shot to 45 degrees Celsius - the highest temperature Karachi has ever experienced was 48 degrees Celsius on May 9, 1938.

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200 millimetre rain expected in northern Pakistan and cyclone alert for Karachi

While a cyclone is gathering up some 1,200 kilometres off Pakistan's Karachi city's coast, it is expected that heavy rainfall may hit the northern Pakistan in next 24-48 hours.

Pakistan Today reports that the cyclone, which is being build up in Middle East, is 900 miles away from Pakistan. The cyclone could approach towards the marine areas, due to which rain could be expected in next 24 hours, while 200 millimetre rain is expected in a day in parts of KPK and Kashmir.

It is also reported that excess rainfall in the Kabul River catchment area may also cause flooding along connected riverbanks.

In the meanwhile the country is being faced with a severe heat wave with 45 degrees Celsius recorded in Sukkur, Rohri, Dadu and Jacobabad and Sibbi, while other cities affected by heat wave include Sukkur, Shikarpur, Khairpur and Kandhkot.

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Gunmen kill 43 passengers inside the bus in Karachi

It was a sad day once again when gunmen riding on motorcycles ambushed a bus in Karachi and kill 43 passengers at point blank range.

The provincial Police Inspector General said that 60 people were on board the bus when six gunmen entered and executed 43 passengers, leaving 13 injured.

Hospital sources have so far confirmed that the dead include 25 men and 16 women. Police officials said that there were no children among the casualties.

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Abu Dhabi Group signs $45Bn private Investment in Pakistan to Include World's Tallest Building

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, chairman Abu Dhabi group has signed a $45bn accord with a private housing and construction company, the Bahria Town in Abu Dhabi Friday.

Signing of the $45bn accord between Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, chairman Abu Dhabi group and consultant Bahria Town Malik Riaz

The accord was signed by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, chairman Abu Dhabi group and consultant Bahria Town Malik Muhammad Riaz.

Under the agreement 45 billion dollars will be invested in Pakistan for various construction projects, which is the biggest and historical investment in Pakistan. Abu-Dhabi group has previously made huge and successful investments in Pakistan by the establishment of Bank Alfalah, Warid Telecom and Wateen Telecom.

Out of the total investment value 10 billion dollars will be invested in Federal Capital- Islamabad and Lahore (Punjab) whereas 35 Billion dollars will be invested in Sindh. 

These projects also include the construction of tallest building of the world (taller than Burj Khalifa, Dubai) in Karachi. Moreover, the project encompasses Sports city, Educational & Medical city, International city & Media city. The project also includes the construction of miniatures of Seven Wonders of the World.

A distinguished feature of this project is the utilization of seawater to produce electricity. The projects will have their own grid station.

Moreover, a separate modern water treatment plant will be established to convert seawater into drinking water. These features make this a landmark project in Pakistan, which addressing the current water & electricity issues of the country. Works on this monumental project will soon be starting.

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Pakistan eyes comeback in global arms market

Pakistan’s seventh defence exhibition showcasing its military goods starts from Wednesday, 7 November 2012  at the Karachi Expo Centre, with officials stating that the event is more about Islamabad’s determination to reassert its presence in the global arms and ammunition market, rather than sealing immediate deals.

Pakistan's Al Khalid tank on display at IDEAS 2012 [PHOTO: Express/Mohammad Noman]

Pakistan has put its prized Al-Khalid tank up for sale as well, just like it has been doing for quite some time now. The country has still not been able to export it though.

The International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2012 has drawn delegates from around the world, including 130 foreign firms.

China and Turkey have also set up their own pavilions. Light and heavy machine guns made at the Pakistan Ordnance Factory are also up for grabs.

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Deadly brain eating amoeba kills 10 in Pakistan

A brain-eating amoeba has killed at least 10 people in Karachi, Pakistan since May, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.

Naegleria fowleri has a fatality rate of more than 98 percent. It is transmitted when contaminated water enters the body through the nose and cannot be passed person-to-person.

The 10 confirmed cases have all occurred in the southern port city of Karachi, said Dr Musa Khan, head of the WHO's Disease Early Warning System in Pakistan.

It is unclear if all cases have been reported as residents may not be familiar with the disease and Pakistan's hospitals are severely overstretched.

The amoeba travels from the nasal membranes to the brain. Symptoms are initially very mild, including a headache, stiff neck, fever and stomach pain. Death usually occurs five to seven days after infection.

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Anti Islam Film: One dead, five injured in film protests in Pakistan

In a strong reaction to the anti Islam film that ridicules the Prophet Mohammed  (PBUH) aired on YouTube and other media, wide spread protests also spread over entire Pakistan.

On Sunday, one person was killed and five injured in protests across Pakistan. The death occurred when unidentified people opened fire during a protest in the southern city of Hyderabad, police said. In Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, five people were injured in clashes with police as protesters tried to reach the United States consulate.

Four days of protests against the short film Innocence of Muslim, produced in California and posted online, have seen American and European embassies, businesses, and a school attacked in Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt.

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Dozens Killed and Wounded in Pakistan Bombing

It was sad and gruesome day in the northern Pakistan when a bomb planted in a pickup truck killed at least 26 people at a market Saturday and wounded 65.

The target in the town of Landi Kotal appeared to be a tribal leader allied with the government against the Pakistani Taliban Hospital officials said 65 people were wounded, most of them fruit and vegetable vendors.

Several houses and shops were damaged in a fire triggered by the blast, the report said. A local television channel quoted witnesses as saying the bomb exploded in a pickup vehicle parked near a bakery.

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Rani Kot Fort - the missed out wonder of the world

Great Wall of China (left) - Ranikot Fort Pakistan (right)

The mention of seven wonders of world abounds all search engines as these have been there for quite a long without ever being updated. But if one goes around the world, one would find amazing places obscured by the unreachable tracts or hidden in the history books, being baked under the scorching sun and withering away by the fast blowing whistling winds of the deserts. 

Almost similar to the Great Wall of China, there lies a unique fort in the desolate deserts of the Sind province of Pakistan that qualifies itself for an addition into the list of the wonders of the world.

Located out in nowhere in the Lakki mountain of the Kirthar Mountain Ranges, some 30 kilometres southwest of Sann in the Jamshoro district, there lies the Ranikot Fort. Spread over an area of 26 kilometers in circumference with fortification walls of approximately 35 kilometers in length, no one is really very sure why and how this fort was built as apparently it does not seem to be defending anything.

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Saudi jet makes emergency landing in Karachi

The MD-83 plane, carrying 72 passengers and crew members, en route from the northern Saudi city of Tabuk to Quetta in Pakistan had to divert to Karachi International Airport, Sunday today when when the pilot sensed some problems with its landing gear.

File photo of MD-83 airplane

"The aircraft made an emergency belly landing. All 72 passengers and crew remained safe," a local television news channel reports.

The plane was a chartered flight from Saudi Arabian city of Tabuk to Quetta in Pakistan.

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