Pakistan: The War of Drones

as you sow, so shall you reap..

Twin blasts rock Lahore, 26 people killed

At least 26 people were killed and over 170 injured in two massive suicide car bombings that destroyed the federal headquarters of Pakistan's premier probe agency and a house near Pakistan People's Party co-hairman Asif Ali Zardari's residence in Lahore [Images] on Tuesday, a week after the attack on a naval college in the city.

A suicide attacker drove an explosive-packed pick-up truck into the compound of the Federal Investigation Agency office located on Temple Road and blew himself up at 9.30 am, killing at least 22 people and leaving the seven-storey building in shambles, officials said.

In the second near-simultanous blast in the Punjab capital, two suicide bombers drove a pick-up truck into the compound of a house in Model Town residential area that had been rented by an advertising agency and blew themselves up.

Bilawal House, which is owned by Zardari, and the residence of Lahore city 'nazim' Amir Mehmood, are located in the vicinity of the house that was attacked.

Besides the two bombers, the blast killed two children of the gardener who worked at the house. It created a seven-foot crater and smashed windows of buildings within a radius of 100 metres, witnesses said.

Two persons, including the gardener, were seriously injured in the blast, said police officer Azmat Gondal.

"The suicide attackers drove into the house and blew themselves up before the guard at the gate could stop them. We do not know as yet why this house was targeted," Gondal said.

Reports said the suicide bombers might have been trying to target the nearby residence of an army officer. Last week, two suicide bombers targeted the Navy's War College on Mall Road, killing seven persons.

FIA Director Chaudhry Manzoor said at least 10 employees of the organisation were killed. The city administration declared the FIA office as unsafe and ordered everyone except rescue workers to leave the structure. Officials said they had recovered the close circuit cameras and videos which would be analysed.

Over 100 FIA employees had already reported for work when the blast occurred, destroying the entire front of the building. Walls and stairs collapsed, posing problems for rescue workers trying to remove the injured and dead from the structure.

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pavo..

it may be good for LTTLE to play the "hindu card".. and try to get support from the hindu nationalist parties in India... thats the only way they can get support in Delhi

My prayers are with LTTE !

#44 Posted by VRV

Without India's nod they are not going to get anything.

So India is pulling LTTE strings? Is that what you're saying? Or is it something else?

India is grateful to LTTE for getting rid of Rajiv Gandhi !

#40 Posted by pavocavalry on March 11, 2008 4:07:24 am


Why because its such an expensive weapon against which the USA has absolutely no antidote !


There is an easy antidote. deport all muslims and in iraq and afghanistan, wholescale slaughter of people...but america won't do this because the people here won't stand for it...

so, yes..there is no solution that america is likely to utilize....but there are always solutions...

#9 Posted by zeemax on March 11, 2008 1:10:39 am


What? The suiciders are still at it? I remember


what? The predators are still at it? I remember you telling us about a grim faced abizaid who was being read the riot act by mushy...you know..back in the days when you hadn't realized pakiland was a , let's say, female dog...

The west will lose because they believe in human rights, at least synthetically .

Professor Sahib!

Have you ever considered that suicide attacks are not just bombings but they are akin to the modern day guillotines? Have you ever pondered the possibility that this could be the sedition against the oppressive, corrupt, and pro-western, ruling elite that has been exploiting this country for 60 years? I call this ruling class, East India Company ki najaiz aulad. There was a time when this class could have established rule of law in this country. They could have given people rights, dignity, and sovereignity. And now when they have fukked up everything to its core they whine. Had you been nice and respectful to the people, probably they would have cried for you.

But it is still not too late. Just stop doing what you have been doing for the past 60 years and more than half of it would just go away by itself. Probably there will be an eye or two too who would cry for you too then. Look, the real madness is to keep doing the same thing over and over again and then expecting different results. This is not something that I say, it was said by a white man named Einstein. Perhaps you will listen to a white man this time.

Zee,

I know a lot of LTTE upporters here. I discuss the issue and the latest developments.

The one issue that Rajiv never foresaw was the similar separatist movement in Tamil Nadu or a demand for Greater Eelam. So an independent Ealam next to Tamil Nadu is unthinkable as Tamil Nadu is the nerve centre of Tamil langauge, cinema & culture.

India is also having the dilemma of 'to be or not to be'. If they dont support Sinhala govt, then Sinhalese invite China+Pakistan to their midst which India never want. If they support Sinhalese then they alienate Indian Tamils. If they do support eelam then they end up shooting the foot. It's a fine balance India had to make & India is doing just that.

Finally u guys are not fighting for a separate country in Pakistan. It's part of the global war waged on murtids, munafiqs (in the name of wrongs heaped on Ummah by the US and its allies).

I am glad that Chowk is full of Murtids and RSS guys ! Its good to hear everyone's point of view so that future targets can be chosen with finesse.

Dr Hoodbhoy

Once again, excellent article but will it make a difference? Maybe, but odds are stacked against any change. Pakistan is off to a new experiment, lets see where it takes us, early indicators seem to be positive bu then again this is the euphoria stage.

Dr Hoodbhoy

Once again, excellent article but will it make a difference? Maybe, but odds are stacked against any change. Pakistan is off to a new experiment, lets see where it takes us, early indicators seem to be positive bu then again this is the euphoria stage.

“The west will lose because they believe in human rights, at least synthetically . “

West only talks abt “ human rights’…… This is the same “west” which carried out genocide.. during their colonial expansion phase in America, Australia Africa…

They can be very very violent ….. may be the trigger has different setting s now….

Thats why its a must for all Third World countries to acquire WMDs ! The West understands the language of violence only.Thats why Hoodhbhoy is spreading confusion of principle so that Muslims are made like docile lambs to be led to slaughter ! This article is part of a series of subtle attempts to inflict strategic castration on Muslims.The Ismaili sect had a fine beginning in Alamut but now they have become pacifists.

Re: # 63 Pavo

Well said!!