Shooting outside Pakistan army HQ.Summary: Four Pakistani soldiers have been killed after gunmen attacked the tightly guarded army headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi Rawalpindi (räwəlpĭn`dē), city (1998 pop. 1,406,214), NE Pakistan. It occupies the site of an old village inhabited by the Rawals, a tribe of Yogis. .Four Pakistani soldiers have been killed after gunmen attacked the tightly guarded army headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi. The gunmen tried to enter the heavily armed complex when troops engaged them in a shoot-out and an intense gun battle followed. Four suspected militants were shot and killed but military officials say two gunmen are still on the loose inside the compound. The attack came as the army prepares for a major offensive against Pakistani Taliban Taliban or Taleban (tälēbän`, –lə–), Islamic fundamentalist militia in Afghanistan, originally consisting mainly of Sunni Pashtun religious students educated and trained in Pakistan. militants in their northwestern stronghold on the Afghan border. It also came a day after a suspected suicide car-bomber killed 49 people in the city of Peshawar Peshawar (pəshä`wär, pəshô`ər), city (1998 pop. 988,005), capital of the North-West Frontier Province, NW Pakistan. in an attack the government said underscored the need for the all-out offensive. The suspected militants had driven up to the gate of the headquarters in a white Suzuki Suzuki ever faithful to her mistress, especially in sorrow. [Ital. Opera: Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Westerman, 358] See : Loyalty van and opened fire and threw a grenade grenade (grĭnād`), small bomb filled with explosives, gas, or chemicals and either thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle or a grenade launcher. Grenades were in use as early as the 15th cent. when challenged. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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