Parcel bomb destroyed

Published June 1, 2003

GILGIT, May 31: The police destroyed a locally-made 2.5kg parcel bomb on Thursday in Gilgit River.

The police said that some unknown persons had sent it to the general secretary of Tanzime Ahle Sunnat Northern Areas and Kohistan (TASWJ) Sharafat Khan, who said that the parcel bomb was packed in a gift form that was left at a local bakery in his name on May 26.

Mr Khan said his younger brother brought it home while he was away. The police said it was a bomb, and they destroyed it by throwing it into Gilgit River.

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...