'Seminary teacher injured in IED blast, not JuD leader'
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PESHAWAR: Rubbishing circulating intelligence reports, Senior Superintendent Police Operations Abbas Majeed Marwat on Sunday denied that Qari Salahuddin, who was apparently targeted by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) earlier today, is a leader of the Kashmir-based Jamatud Dawa.
Salahuddin is an Afghan national who teaches at a local seminary, the SSP said, echoing DSP Khalid's earlier claim of the same.
Earlier in the day, an IED had detonated near Salahuddin's vehicle, injuring him and his driver-cum-guard, Abdul Shakoor, and a passerby, Deputy Superintendent Police Khalid said.
The remote-controlled bomb contained three kilograms of explosive material, Bomb Disposal Squad officials said.
Television footage showed a badly damaged car at the site of the explosion, which was cordoned off as an investigation was initiated into the attack.
Intelligence sources had claimed the IED targeted Qari Salahuddin – actually Syed Salahuddin – a freedom fighter and leader of Kashmir-based Jamatud Dawa.
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Jan 24, 2016 10:21am
Hope everyone is ok there... prayers for safety of all…
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Jan 24, 2016 10:22am
Why doesn't Pakistan set up CCTV's in and around Peshawar and Karachi, to catch the culprits?
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Jan 24, 2016 10:24am
Very near to where i live , hope everyone would be fine
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Jan 24, 2016 10:25am
Cctv footages can just capture scene of blast to watch later , i dont think its useful
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Jan 24, 2016 11:00am
May Almighty keep everyone safe and sound.
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Jan 24, 2016 11:04am
@Sunil we dont have money to afford it or loan from imf would be needed
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Jan 24, 2016 11:37am
Terrorism in full swing again. No economic or security improvements by this government.
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Jan 24, 2016 11:53am
@Someone (Pak) Army is doing its best to improve security, we are trying to procure more F 16s , latest weapons from Russia including a drill with Russia, what more do you need.
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Jan 24, 2016 12:02pm
DG ISPR Mr. Asim Bajwa said that 2016 is the year of end of terrorism. Let see...
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Jan 24, 2016 12:22pm
@Zak get all arms you want to, but it ain't gonna do no nothing unless you change your thinking.
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Jan 24, 2016 12:29pm
@Hussain Rehber At the end of the year it would be 2017. Hoping for the best is not a bad idea.
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Jan 24, 2016 12:37pm
@Sunil ... With all the CCTVs installed around Pathankot... and the prior knowledge of instigators... wasn't it hard to catch the handlers along with perpetrators... or may be technology fail to work some times...
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Jan 24, 2016 12:38pm
Peshawar is no more safe for any economic activity, route for CPEC has to exclude KPK.
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Jan 24, 2016 12:43pm
@HUSSAIN REHBER @TRRAO … Great to see so much concern… hopefully you are first to know when our valiant armed forces achieve their goal…
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Jan 24, 2016 01:06pm
We people of pakistan are very brave. Nothing can make us fear.
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Jan 24, 2016 01:08pm
@faisal ... Pakistanis and Chinese are resilient people... Our resolve is higher than Hindukush mountain range... CPEC is a bond of friendship between the two mighty nations… Together we will succeed in making the world a better place…
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Jan 24, 2016 01:17pm
@Kpk China, a friend, is ready to help Pakistan in every way, why not seek their expertise to get rid of this menace.
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Jan 24, 2016 01:17pm
@faisal peshawer is not part of cpec don,t worry if you have problem with peshawer,cpec will pass through hazara division of kpk to parts of gilgit baltistan,peshawer will not part of cpec even if it is passing through chitral from mardan ,so don,t be in trouble ,have some life.
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Jan 24, 2016 01:18pm
@KM3
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Jan 24, 2016 01:19pm
@KM3 ... Your obsession with the well being of neighboring countries is mind boggling…
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Jan 24, 2016 01:23pm
May Almighty keep everyone safe and sound.
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Jan 24, 2016 01:32pm
@Zak dear the place where bomb blast took place is due to personal enmity.in this area lot of crinimals,of all nature live there. i personally know this area.it is not terriost attack.
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Jan 24, 2016 02:00pm
This is the result to keep Afghan Refugees in Pakistan.
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Jan 24, 2016 02:21pm
@Sunil why only Peshawar and Karachi?Punjab should be included from where militants are exported.
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Jan 24, 2016 02:27pm
Surely when enemies fight among themselves it can only be a slightly better news for the common man?
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Jan 24, 2016 02:45pm
@Ahmed USA : Would have required fog-penetrating CCTV like they use on the planes on auto-landing gear in dense fog!
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Jan 24, 2016 03:47pm
@Uzair Camera which r uses in Airport can be installed
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Jan 24, 2016 04:01pm
@faisal CPEC must pass through KPK to end terrorism.
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Jan 24, 2016 04:59pm
@faisal.....Tell me which part of Pakistan is safe from these animals.
Is quetta safe, is karachi safe or is punjab safe. I think you are just a pml n
stooge who has nothing better to say other than criticise.
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Jan 24, 2016 05:17pm
Until all forms of terrorism are abandoned, peace can never be achieved in Pakistan.
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Jan 24, 2016 05:18pm
@Someone (Pak) yes failure of both provincial and federal govt.
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Jan 24, 2016 05:22pm
A seminary teacher owns a schaeuffer driven car does speak volumes about such highly affluent standard of living of teachers in Pakistan. I'm hoping all primary school teachers have this enviable level of affluence or is it just the seminary teachers funded by KSA for developing young minds into terrorists?
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Jan 24, 2016 05:32pm
@zak - rhetoric's come to play when facts don't have answer
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Jan 24, 2016 05:45pm
@Syed Zafar Kazmi U. S. A finally you picked up on what all the rest missed.
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Jan 24, 2016 05:58pm
Just proves that Obama who lives thousands of KM away from Pakistan knows more about Pakistan compared to Pakistanis themselves!!!!
Hope there is something to learn from him...
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Jan 24, 2016 08:09pm
Please be safe
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Jan 24, 2016 08:44pm
Things always get worse before they get better.Pakistanis need to realize that the taliban are actually getting weaker.
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Jan 24, 2016 09:41pm
This man is a teacher in a seminary but owns a car and a guard. How much money he makes to afford such luxuries in one of the world's poorest countries. He must have ties with terrorists who are giving him money to carry out their agenda. Why does he need a guard to protect him?
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Jan 24, 2016 10:09pm
@Kpk They are not very expensive these days but really works.
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Jan 24, 2016 10:17pm
@Ahmed USA Please leave this notion that any one else will help you. You have to fight first. You guys are brave but misguided people who always look for outside help in your own war
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Jan 24, 2016 10:29pm
@Ahmed USA It is becoming a regional problem not just Pakistani. Pathankot is a good exemple.
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Jan 24, 2016 10:32pm
@Syed Zafar Kazmi U. S. A You really understood the problem brother.
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Jan 25, 2016 02:42am
@Someone (Pak)
Stop pretending Imran or Bilawal somehow can do better at stopping terrorism. Especially when they've not even put forth any alternate vision.
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Jan 25, 2016 03:46am
@Hemant
Obama is a failure who's trying to pass the blame. We don't need to learn anything from him.
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