PESHAWAR: A 12-year-old child was killed while scores of people including three women and four men were injured in a car bomb blast on Kohat Road of Peshawar, Geo News reported Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister NWFP Ameer Haider Khan Hoti termed the terrorist blast as cowardly deed.

According to CCPO Peshawar Liaquat Ali Khan, the blast occurred outside Officers? block of Gulshan Rehman Colony through remote controlled bomb planted in a car att Kohat Road in Peshawar.

He said the 12-year-old son Hamza of driver CM Secretariat Peshawar lost his life while many others sustained injuries, some among them were said to be critical in condition.

According to an eyewitness, the blast occurred at a flat in Officers Colony causing the three-storey building to collapse. There are reports that several people are trapped under the debris.

The wounded people have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and City Hospital Kohat while three among injured people were women and four were men.

DCO Peshawar Sahabzada Anees said the relief activities have been kicked off meanwhile heavy machinery to clear off the rubble have been called in.

Police have put security cordon around the blast site. Emergency has been declared in the hospitals.

Talking to media during visit to blast place, the Senior Peshawar Minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour has strongly condemned the blast, saying either we will die of root out the menace of terrorism.

Also, Chief Minister NWFP has issued probe orders in the terrorist blast, sources added.

According to Incharge of Ehdi Center Peshawar Sher Gul, he has moved ten injured and a body of a child to the hospital.

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Islamabad

To mark the International Day of Rural Women, Pothohar Organisation for Development Advocacy (PODA) in collaboration with National Co

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KARACHI: Disgruntled Pakistan captain Younis Khan said on Wednesday that match-fixing claims were behind his shocking offer to resign and that he was

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Lahore: schools around FIA building to remain closed

LAHORE: All the schools located near FIA building, which was attacked today, will remain closed for three days till October 18.

The decision has been made in view of security concerns, schools administrations said.

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MONTEVIDEO: Argentina scraped into the World Cup Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Uruguay as Diego Maradona finally celebrated mission accomplished after a stumbling, lacklustre qualifying campaign.
The two-time champions needed a goal by substitute Mario Bolatti six minutes from time to earn the three points and secure the fourth and final qualifying spot from South America.
Brazil, Chile and Paraguay had already made sure of their places in the finals.
Uruguay finished in fifth and face a play-off against either Costa Rica or Honduras from the CONCACAF region to decide their World Cup fate.
In a poor match with few opportunities, the crucial moment here came when Uruguay were reduced to 10 men when Jose Martin Caceras was red-carded for a foul on Jonas Gutierrez.
From the ensuing free-kick, Juan Veron had a shot charged down, but Bolatti, on the field for just four minutes after replacing Gonzalo Higuain, reacted quickest to the loose ball to beat Nestor Muslera in the Uruguayan goal.
Maradona, who had used over 70 players since taking over a year ago, opted to leave Carlos Tevez on the bench alongside Martin Palermo, who grabbed the last-minute goal which saw off Peru on Saturday.
The goalless half-time stalemate suited Argentina as Ecuador, the only other rivals for the last qualifying spot, were also being held 0-0 at the interval by Chile in Santiago.
In Santiago, Chile took the lead against Ecuador thanks to a 51st-minute strike from Humberto Suazo.
Ecuador, who had Segundo Castilla sent-off, needed to win to keep their qualifying hopes alive.
Brazil were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Venezuela and they too finished with 10 men after Sao Paulo defender Miranda was red-carded.
Rock-bottom Peru completed their programme with a 1-0 win over Bolivia, who had defeated Brazil at the weekend, thanks to a second-half strike from Johan Fano.

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Pakistan News

ISLAMABAD: Police has arrested two terrorists here along with suicide jackets and hand grenades, Geo News reported on Thursday.

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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama signed a 7.5 billion dollar Kerry-Lugar aid package bill for Pakistan into law Thursday, after Congress offered assurances the plan did not violate Pakistani sovereignty.

Obama signed the bill, which has come under fierce criticism in Pakistan, without fanfare before leaving on a trip to New Orleans.

“This law is the tangible manifestation of broad support for Pakistan in the U.S., as evidenced by its bipartisan, bicameral, unanimous passage in Congress,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

Obama signed the legislation after his administration and U.S. lawmakers sought to allay concerns in Pakistan over conditions linked to billions of dollars in U.S. aid, while making clear the legislation would not be changed.

Gibbs said Obama wants to engage Pakistan on the basis of a strategic partnership “grounded in support for Pakistan?s democratic institutions and the Pakistani people.”

“This act formalizes that partnership, based on a shared commitment to improving the living conditions of the people of Pakistan through sustainable economic development, strengthening democracy and the rule of law, and combating the extremism that threatens Pakistan and the United States,” he said.

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KARACHI: The liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country have decreased by 284.7 million dollars because of Government?s quarterly payments against external debts.

Pakistan’’s total liquid foreign reserves have shruck to 14.4641 billion dollars, said a statement issued by State Bank of Pakistan here on Thursday.

On October 10, 2009, the foreign reserves held by State Bank amounted 10,889.6 million dollars, whereas net foreign reserves held by banks other than SBP figured 3,574.5 million dollars.

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ISLAMABAD: Three senior lawyers, who were equally close to Justice (retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar and former president Pervez Musharraf, have politely decl

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LAHORE: All the schools located around FIA building in Lahore to remain closed till October 18, Geo news said.

According to sources, the school administration said the decision was aimed at ensuring security measures for school children.

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