The writer has worked for the non-profit sector in Pakistan We were just coming to terms with a blast that wrecked a student bus in Quetta recently and the bomb that destroyed the Ziarat Residency this past week. Then, news broke in the northern most part of the country of 10 foreign mountaineers — belonging to Ukraine, China, Slovakia, Lithuania, Nepal and the US — who had been shot dead in the early hours of…
Posts published in “Day: June 25, 2013”
About 20 gunmen dressed in Gilgit Scouts uniforms tortured, then riddled the bodies of 10 foreign tourists with bullets at the Fairy Meadows, Diamer base camp near Nanga Parbat on Sunday. A Pakistani woman mountaineer and local guide were also reportedly amongst those killed in an unprecedented attack in an area hitherto free of violence and militancy. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar conceded in the National Assembly (NA) that the area had no security escort arrangements…
If the country’s name stood already trashed internationally for the stalking terrorism mowing down the people freely like flies in every nook and cranny of the land, the Saturday’s horrific lethal terrorist strike on foreign tourists at Nanga Parbat base has reduced it just into dust. In every world street, the country’s image lies in tatters. Yet the hierarchs seem still stuck up with their self-imbibed assumptions having not the remotest bearing with hard realities.…
The gunning down of nine foreign tourists, of whom three were Chinese, and has been explained by the Foreign Office as a conspiracy to disrupt Pak-China relations. The majority of those killed, six, were Ukrainian citizens. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has roundly condemned the attack, and asked Pakistan not only to apprehend the culprits, but also ensure the safety of all Chinese citizens in Pakistan. Pakistan stands united in grief with our Chinese, Ukranian…
by Tahir Khalil in the News,June 25 ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the suspension of Gilgit-Baltistan chief secretary and Inspector General of Police (IGP) by the federal government over the killing of nine tourists and a Pakistani national, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah on Monday said the action was not acceptable to him. Mehdi has sent a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in which he pointed out a number of problems facing his government. He…
By Shabbir Mir in Express Tribune, June 25 GILGIT: Thousands of people participated in a demonstration in Chilas town on Monday against the vicious massacre of foreign tourists near the base camp of Pakistan’s second highest peak – Nanga Parbat. “We strongly condemn the brutal act which defamed the entire country especially Diamer valley,” said Taifoor Shah, a local leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, as he addressed the rally. Tourism is one of the…
DIAMER: The killing of 10 foreign tourists at the foot of Nanga Parbat, Gilgit-Baltistan has led to a massive search operation being conducted in the region, Express News reported. Initial reports from the law-enforcing agencies suggest that the militants escaped in small groups which has made it difficult to track them down. A car, which the officials claimed looked suspicious has been taken into custody for investigation. Meanwhile, rest-houses where senior officials are residing have…
GILGIT: Troops carried out a search operation on Monday, along with personnel of the Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts, Frontier Constabulary and police, in the area where 10 foreign mountaineers had been killed in an armed attack on Sunday and took into custody 37 suspects. “The joint operation by the army, paramilitary troops and police will continue,” Diamer Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ajmal Bhattee told Dawn. He said evidence was being gathered to help trace the attackers. He said…
ISLAMABAD: The police and law enforcement agencies have found solid clues to the involvement of the Asmatullah Moavia group in the gruesome killing of 10 mountaineers at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, Gilgit-Baltistan. “We know them and we are looking for six key activists and local leaders who have played a major role in this incident. We have some evidence and some eyewitnesses have also given us a good input,” said a senior police…