Soldiers backed by army helicopters exchanged gunfire with militants in suicide vests who had tried to attack the colony near Warsak Dam, just north of Peshawar, the army said.
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“The secretary-general condemns the two terrorist attacks today in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, reportedly targeting a Christian neighborhood and a district court, respectively”, said a statement issued here by Ban’s spokesman.
The official said the attackers might have been attempting to enter an adjacent security installation by exploiting weaker security arrangements in the residential area.
The twin attacks in the northwest came one day after Pakistan’s army touted the successes of its fight against myriad armed jihadist groups, though a spokesman acknowledged there was still a long way to go. They attack on minorities at a Christian Colony in Peshawar, Pakistan. Faisal Shehzad maintained that the bomber was carrying suicide jacket which contained 6 to 8 Kg of explosives.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan congratulated security forces for their prompt response in foiling the attack.
The Pakistani Taliban faction Jamaat-ur-Ahrar on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a Christian neighborhood in northwestern Pakistan where at least one security guard was killed.
A suicide bomber used a gun to shoot his way past security at a courthouse in Mardan in northern Pakistan before throwing a hand grenade and detonating his explosives Friday.
Police said all other attorneys, judges and other court personnel had been taken to safety, and rescue officials said between 30 and 40 people had been taken to various hospitals for treatment. Some of the 52 wounded were critically injured, Ghani said. In attack only a single Christian person lost his life and mostly Christian community became secure due to timely joint operation by Pak army, Frontier Corps and Police. “We will not spare them, they will be wiped out from every corner of the country”, Sharif said. While some live in Muslim areas, many choose to live in Christian-only neighbourhoods.
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Last month, a bomb blast targeting lawyers and journalists gathering outside a hospital in the city of Quetta killed 70 more victims. The Jamaatul Ahrar (JA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
