At least 16 blasts in Sindh cities, several injured

[Cent4]

HYDERABAD: Several people including a policeman were injured when more than sixteen blasts rocked various cities of Sindh including Karachi on Wednesday, Geo News reported.

Four persons were injured when blasts targeted the ATM machines of National Bank in Anaj Mandi, Fatima Jinnah Road, Naseem Nagar and Latifabad No.7 of Hyderabad early morning. All the blasts occurred outside the National Bank branches in Hyderabad.

Blasts also rocked Kotri, Dadu, Badin, Sukkur, Nawabshah, Qazi Ahmed Shahdadkot, Thatta, Ranipur, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Tando Mohammad Khan areas of Sindh. One out of two expolsions occurred outside a bank in Larkana. Several people were reported injured as a result of multiple blasts.

A cracker’s explosion at a railway track near Ghotki damaged 3-feet of track while the Jaffar Express, traveling to Sindh from Punjab, survived an accident.

Officials of Railways administration have reached the affected area where the rescue efforts are underway, police told.

At least six people including a policeman were injured in multiple blasts who were transferred to hospital for medical treatment.

A blast was also reported at Gulistan-e-Johar Block 15 area of Karachi near the KESC office, however, no harm was reported.


At least 16 blasts in Sindh cities, several injured - geo.tv

 

[westtowel]

Is it the Pakistani Taliban?

 

[Papa]

Hoping that injuries are minimal and wish to recover them soon.

Has anyone taken responsibility of these blasts? 16 is a massive no yaar.

Really, a worry for a common man in pakistan. Hoping that security forces would bring down the culprits as they have done before.

 

[Roybot]

Whats going on in Sindh. Lot of these low intensity blasts these days

 

[Dark Warrior]

Whats going on in Sindh. Lot of these low intensity blasts these days

Yes back in Feb there was a similar event near railway tracks.Sindudesh Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

 

[jai231179]

Is this related to the separatist movement in Sindh? The Sindhu Desh movement and Balochistan liberation movements are getting stronger now aren't they?

 

[Papa]

Seems like situation in Afghan is far better than pakistan now a days.

Such attacks restrict foreign investors and laid a bad image in front of everyone.

 

[neutral_person]

Is this related to the separatist movement in Sindh? The Sindhu Desh movement and Balochistan liberation movements are getting stronger now aren't they?

Could be. In the article it says that like last time, the bomb blasts happened in railway tracks

 

[jai231179]

Seems like situation in Afghan is far better than pakistan now a days.

Such attacks restrict foreign investors and laid a bad image in front of everyone.

That's the image we get over here as well, from daily news. Bomb blasts or someone getting killed almost daily and we tend to think of Pakistan heading down the violent and highly unstable part. Investments from Singaporeans into India are very high but there's hardly much we do in Pakistan. One reason for it is the lack of stability.

 

[Papa]

Could be. In the article it says that like last time, the bomb blasts happened in railway tracks

Its a terrorist attack rather then from a independence seeking force. How could they target common people? Why did they plant bomb outside bank?

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

It seems a carefully constructed and planned attack with 16 blasts accross sindh.

The terrorist gang/group whatever is carefully avoiding human casualties on large scale and just targeting on economy related activities like banks and railways.

 

[pakistanitarzan]

Time for Pakistani Army to grow bigger balls and save Karachi from burning!

 

[ice_man]

this is similar to the 3 blasts in Mahrashtra last year!

but definetly a foreign hand involved in this! the target is banks & atms and for heaven sake "SINDHUDESH"!!! is not even a pakistani or sindhi name! we never have a DESH in our names!

 

[Windjammer]

Pakistani law enforcement agencies are carrying out a decisive operation against a band of culprits in a district of Karachi and the scum bags are running helter skelter desperate to divert the attention of security forces.
A few firecrackers are fired and we have Indian migrants talking about investments.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

this is similar to the 3 blasts in Mahrashtra last year!

but definetly a foreign hand involved in this! the target is banks & atms and for heaven sake "SINDHUDESH"!!! is not even a pakistani or sindhi name! we never have a DESH in our names!

Blasts in various cities of Sindh

HYDERABAD: Various Automated-Teller-Machines (ATMs) belonging to government-run banks were targeted early on Wednesday in a series of blasts in various cities across the province of Sindh injuring many people, DawnNews reported.

Citizens came under the grip of fear and panic as a result of the blasts whereas security forces were on alert and deployed on sensitive installations across the province.

Four ATMs were targeted in Hyderabad. Buildings around the blast sites suffered partial damage with their windows and doors ripped apart as a result of the explosions.

Police found pamphlets belonging to the separatist organisation Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) near the targeted ATM on Hyderabad’s Fatima Jinnah Road Branch.

Similar attacks on ATMs took place in Nawabshah, Larkana, Dadu, Ghotki and Moro.

No loss of life was reported in the attacks.

Fear and uncertainty engulfed the residents, ATM customers and employees of the banks.

Another bomb exploded on railway lines near Ghotki causing damage to the track due to which railway traffic in the area was suspended.

A cracker bomb went off near Karachi Electric Supply Corporation’s (KESC’s) complaint office in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.

Earlier in November 2011, railway tracks had been targeted in various cities of Sindh. Police had found similar pamphlets on the site of attacks.

Blasts in various cities of Sindh | DAWN.COM