Firing at political gathering kills 6, injures 10 in southern Pakistan
Firing at political gathering kills 6, injures 10 in southern Pakistan
English.news.cn 2012-10-08 02:23:00
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and ten others injured when two riva groups fired at each other on a political gathering in Pakistan's southern district of Khairpur on Sunday night, reported local media quoting police and eyewitnesses.
Local Urdu TV channel Geo quoted police and eyewitnesses as saying that the firing took place
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Pakistan forces halt anti-US drone march to S. Waziristan
Source: RT
Media reports suggest the march failed to enter South Waziristan on Sunday as Pakistani security forces Sunday stopped thousands of anti-US drone strikes marchers over security concerns.
After consultations with the organizers, army officials convinced them to drop the plan in view of the security situation in the area.
The marchers returned to Tank, a major city near South Waziristan, where the organizer of the rally, former cricket superstar-turned- politician Imran Khan, addressed the ten thousand-strong rally.
"The drones are inhumane," Khan said, surrounded by thousands of protesters.
"We want to give a message to America that the more you carry out drone attacks, the more people will hate you.”
About 30 Americans traveled to Pakistan to take part in the protest and apologize for the strikes to men and women who had been maimed or lost family members.
"We have to put pressure on the United States government," said Billy Kelly, a 69-year-old Vietnam veteran from New York. Earlier, a group of US and British anti-war activists have already marched through the Pakistani capital Islamabad in protest against US drone strikes in the northwest territory.
They chanted “Stop, stop drone attacks!" and sang "We are marching to Waziristan." One placard read "Drones fly, Children die."
The group then boarded around 150 cars and the motorcade proceeded through the route, stopping in major urban centers to rally more supporters.
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US embassy in Pakistan issues terror alert
The US embassy in Pakistan has warned Americans in Islamabad to keep central part of the city due to possible terrorist attacks. There is a protest Pakistan against the US use of drones in attacks on Taliban targets. The ra however denounced the protest, saying that its organizer Imran Khan is a “slave of the West.”
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Pakistan’s Anti-Drone Peace March Begins as Taliban, Govt Both Threaten It
The first day of the Pakistani Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) protest march against US drone strikes has come to an end in Dera Ismail Khan, a key city on the road to the tribal area. They plan to leave for South Waziristan Agency in the morning.
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