Army Brigadier escapes terrorist attack.ISLAMABAD, October 27, 2009 (Frontier Star): A senior Pakistani army official along with his mother and driver escaped unhurt in the capital when some gunmen opened fire on his army vehicle. Brig Brig, town, Switzerland Brig (brēk), Fr. Brigue, town, Valais canton, S Switzerland, on the Rhône River, at the north entrance of the Simplon Tunnel. . Waqar deputed in army's headquarter head·quar·ter v. head·quar·tered, head·quar·ter·ing, head·quar·ters Usage Problem v.tr. To provide with headquarters: along his mother and driver was going to bank for some work from his house in the I/9-1 sector of Islamabad when unidentified militant opened fire on their jeep but luckily they narrowly escaped the attack. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the eyewitness An individual who was present during an event and is called by a party in a lawsuit to testify as to what he or she observed. The state and Federal Rules of Evidence, which govern the admissibility of evidence in civil actions and criminal proceedings, impose requirements the assailant was waiting for fifteen minutes outside army official home to launch terrorist strike. After the attack, the offenders managed to flee from the firing scene. Sector I-9 houses many prominent officials, sources said. Police have cordoned off the entire area and security of the area has been beefed up. Search operation has also been started in the area and over 5 suspected people have been arrested so far. According to sources the unidentified attacker was on foot and escaped when his accomplice wearing white Shalwar-Kameez came on motorbike soon after the shooting at a military vehicle. Interior Minister Rehman Malik has issued directives to Islamabad Police Chief for arrest of the culprits. The vehicle was riddled with bullets, its tyres punched out and windscreen shattered. There was no check post in sector I-9. It may be recalled here a Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (Urdu: پاک فوج) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Pakistan brigadier and his driver were shot dead while another soldier sustained injuries when two men opened fire at their jeep here in sector G-11/1 on October 22. Despite such several attack, Police have failed to arrest any culprit. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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