Militant attack destroys Quaid's residency in Ziarat

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Pakistani firefighters extinguish a blaze which gutted a historial building in Ziarat, 80 kilometres southeast of Quetta, on June 15, 2013.

Militants blew up a historic building in violence-plagued southwest Pakistan after shooting dead a guard in a predawn attack on June 15, officials said.

The country's founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah spent his last days in the building, which was declared a national monument following his death, one year after Pakistan's independence in 1947.

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a-jay

Jun 15, 2013 04:27pm

The media purposely on paid instructions are only criticising the insurgency in the FATA areas where those who have taken up arms are against the foreign invasion in the neighbouring country. This gruesome act has nothing to do with talibanism and is against the country and are asking for independence. Pakistan's policy is to fight the enemies of the USA and not its own foes. Shame on weak people who do not have their own mind to decide and only follow the media alone.

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Muhammad Ahmed Mufti

Jun 15, 2013 06:01pm

What else can be expected in a country with open borders? Law and order cannot be improved until Afghan border is mined from northern areas to the Arabian Sea and all movements across the border is regularized. Unitil the river of weapons , terrorists and criminals flowing in from Afghanistan is stopped there is no hope.

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K.K. Fakhta

Jun 15, 2013 06:09pm

And Imran Khan wants to negotiate with them!

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Jun 15, 2013 06:21pm

I normally do not write comments because there is no use, but today I cannot stop myself. I think this is the worst we can accept. Pakistan is now at the lowest level, there is no comparison available in the world. Beautiful place and great memory of our founder, I visited after completion of my graduation in 1988. This act is nothing but just to destroy Pakistan further.

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CommanMan

Jun 16, 2013 12:23am

If the radical Pakistanis follow the religion of the Prophet Mohammed (p.b.u.h.); there would be more cooperation & compromise; not confrontation & killings.

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Muneer bhai

Jun 16, 2013 12:56am

Pakistanis have failed Quaid-e-Azam yet again.

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raji

Jun 16, 2013 02:54am

such a shame

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S Chaudhury

Jun 16, 2013 02:57am

This was not on attack on the building but attack on Pakistan itself.

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Zain-ul-Abideen Abbasi

Jun 16, 2013 02:58am

All i have to say here ( Regrets and only regrets ) I hv visited this place a few times in my life & childhood.. I used to travel from sindh to Quetta and specially used to go Ziarat to stay around that Quaid's Residency which i think was the best place to spend some time with. regret to say its no more now.. shame on the responsible group who destroyed it for no reasons.

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Shah

Jun 16, 2013 04:22am

Just when I thought there was nothing in Pakistan that could shock me anymore, our enemies attack the resident of one of the greatest Muslim leader known to history.

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Sharamsar

Jun 16, 2013 08:20am

If Sirilanka can annihilate the vicious Tamils why the hell we can't catch and kill these vicious animals who neither respect the living nor dead. The Qaid's memory. This place was more sacred than their mosques which accommodate these animals while the Qaid built a place where 16 million live. Find them by any means and hang them where every one can see.

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khiskahua

Jun 16, 2013 08:34am

Nations who can't preserve their history become history, and Pakistan is heading for the cliff.

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shaz

Jun 16, 2013 10:10am

What a tradegy. What a big shame on government that this happened and security people were sleeping or busy in office politics as usual.

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Bea

Jun 16, 2013 03:44pm

This is disgraceful these people have no respect for anyone they should be found and delt with in a harsh way.

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N.P.

Jun 16, 2013 08:34pm

I am truly ashamed to be a Pakistan today :( This is how we treat our Founding Fathers Heratige? And we want to negotiate with these Babarians. I'd like to see a suo moto action on this now....

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Deep mishra

Jun 16, 2013 09:10pm

Jinnah was a great man. It's a sad day. It's like a terrorist bombing sabarmati ashram (Gandhi s ashram). How low can these guys get?

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Nooriezk

Jun 16, 2013 09:16pm

Ghar jal gaya :( Na janay kyun :(

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Uzair Ahmed

Jun 17, 2013 03:23am

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Ravi Ingale from University of Pune

Jun 17, 2013 10:20am

In Mumbai, Mohd ali Jinnah's house is still standing. But this building have not renovation and nobody stay there it is still as it was 66 year before.

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