Peshawar Airport under attack...

[Tehmasib]

Why can't they track his call down?

if you read regularly news or some else its clear where he is sitting .....in the news paper they claim he is sitting in some one council house in Peshawar

 

[Tehmasib]

PESHAWAR: At least three people, including a police officer were killed and 46 others were injured in rocket attacks on the Bacha Khan International Airport and subsequent exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists on the Old Bara Road on Saturday night.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said that a search and clear operation in and around the base was culminated in the early hours of Sunday morning. It added that as many as five terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with army officials posted at the entrance of the base. These terrorists are believed to be wearing suicide vests and their bodies will be removed after being cleared by the bomb disposal squad.

The statement added that that militants were using two vehicles laden with explosives, grenades, rockets and automatic weapons to create a window to infiltrate the base. However, one of the cars into a wall near the airport, before exploding. This explosion caused a number of civilian injuries. The other vehicle was severely damaged in a fire fight with security officials. At least three suicide vests were also recovered from near one of the cars.

Express News correspondent Jahangir Shehzad reported that while security forces cleared areas surrounding the airport, often intense firing erupted in bursts.

Earlier, at around 8:30 pm in the night, two rockets were fired at the Bacha Khan International Airport. They struck the outer wall around the airport and a guest house on Abdarra Road. That initial attack injured at least 15 people injured who were rushed to the nearby Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH).

When police was moved to the area where rockets had hit the building, some people who had reportedly taken positions on a roof top in University Town fired at the police.

“We have reports that a policeman deployed at the Old Bara Road check post has been killed along with a civilian and their dead bodies are lying there. A Suzuki Carry van has also been on fire nearby probably hit by a rocket too,” an official of the Town police station told The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity.

“We have been asked to move the Anti Terrorists Squad (ATS) commandoes to the area equipped with night vision goggles as these terrorists have taken position on a roof top and are offering heavy resistance by firing at police,” he said, adding that SSP Operation Imran Shahid himself was supervising the operation.

SSP Operation Imran told The Express Tribune that “situation was tight and they were in the middle of an operation.” Officials had cordoned off University town and were sweeping it for more terrorists.

Officials at the Khyber Teaching Hospital told The Express Tribune that at least 46 injured people have been brought there in addition to two dead bodies. Per MS Zafar Afridi, five of the injured are in critical condition.

The Pehawar airport shares its airstrip with a Pakistan Air Force base. A PAF spokesperson said that the rockets had only damaged the outer wall of the airport and that all aircraft and on base personnel were safe and that terrorists had failed to penetrate the outer perimeter.

Taliban claim responsibility

The Pakistani Taliban late on Saturday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on Peshawar airport.

“We carried out this suicide attack, we will carry more such attacks on this airport,” Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP by telephone from an undisclosed location.

Flights delayed

According to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials around 120 passengers onboard flight PK 755 had landed at Bacha Khan International Airport and are currently at the airport lounge and are safe. They added that a flight due to depart for Riyadh from Peshawar has been delayed.

CAA spokesman George Pervez told The Express Tribune that all the passengers are safe and that the Airport Security Force (ASF) accompanied by security forces have cordoned off the lounge.

“I cannot say anything regarding the situation unless we receive clearance from law enforcing agencies. We will never put precious lives of the passengers in danger. We can delay flights and an even cancel them,” he said. A Peshawar bound flight from Karachi due to land at 22:00 was diverted to Islamabad.

 

[Farooq]

This will continue to Happen ,When the Conviction rate of terrorists caught by intel Agencies is lower then 3% , our Dear Judges just love to set these guys Free , so they can live another day , to murder another civilian .

Until & unless there is no Capital Punishment , for Terrorist & anyone who as much as gives them water knowingly , this terrorist situation is not going to be solved.

Don't blame the judges. Blame the the prosecution and police investigation. If the prosecutor and police do a terrible job building a case against these terrorists than you can't blame the judges for it.

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

From an Indian perspective....it is PROBABLY one of the most critical targets besides AWACS and P-3's. TTP from Afg has known Indian links....

Why.. A couple of JF 17s less or more is not going to change the equation any way..

 

[Rank]

American training to these terrorist > new tactics like Afghan Taliban's. First hit explosive Van and than couple of suicide attackers and terrorist start firing.

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

So typical of your likes to hide the sting in the tail.
Let me ask you in the similar context, what was the benefit for Mumbai attackers to kill a few dozen Indians when there is billion of you are still left. ??

Mumbai was an attack on the Financial capital of India and that too targeted at areas frequented by people who carried great influence over the working of that financial capital. It was more symbolic than actual damage.

On the Pakistan side, I will not have this debate in case of GHQ, Mehran or Kamra Attacks since the targets were highly symbolic and were also rate (Orions and SAB 2000). But the assertion that some foreign power wanted to kill a few JF 17s thru this attack just doesnt hold water. AF has enough of those and can make many more

 

[Ark-Angel]

You should first get UNO or Amnesty to certify that this was not a fake attack and the people killed as terrorists are not innocent civilians which Army is claiming as terrorists. After all as per Pakistanis (and allowed by moderators), all encounters are fake till proven other wise by an international body. Example below

Don't forget that Kashmir is an occupied territory whereas Peshawar is a part of PK.

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

Low price or high price. They failed to enter airport in the first place.

It is pretty simple. Even for an Indian to understand.

Try catching the discussion first before jumping in..Else you just look foolish.

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

Don't forget that Kashmir is an occupied territory whereas Peshawar is a part of PK.

I know some Afghans who do not agree to this POV.. But anyway how does one ensure that this whole thing is not a fake encounter?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Once again proven why we need to have a buffer zone inside Afghanistan to cut supply of weapons to Terrorist

Attacking Afghanistan is the only solution

100,000 solidiers dropped behind Afghan lines , and then 100,000 soldiers move in from Pakistan do a flush out and kill out scum bags

Setup a Air Demo of JF17 thunder air to ground Missiles

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

Well not exactly. The US lost at least a helicopter in the attack.

Pakistan has not lost any choppers or planes, which is a big accomplishment as they don't come cheap for us.

Are you not forgetting Kamran and Mehran.. And the truth about this will also come out in a few weeks only. PAF lied about the damage in Kamran also to begin with.

 

[Ark-Angel]

I know some Afghans who do not agree to this POV.. But anyway how does one ensure that this whole thing is not a fake encounter?

Visit the airport. Interview the neighbors. Have a glimpse of the dead, injured and martyrs. And if you still think it's a fake encounter then "open your mind".

 

[RescueRanger]

In pictures:

 

[Ark-Angel]

Once again proven why we need to have a buffer zone inside Afghanistan to cut supply of weapons to Terrorist

Attacking Afghanistan is the only solution

100,000 solidiers dropped behind Afghan lines , and then 100,000 soldiers move in from Pakistan do a flush out and kill out scum bags

Setup a Air Demo of JF17 thunder air to ground Missiles

And India then executes it's cold start doctrine. Don't forget about our financial crisis.

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

Visit the airport. Interview the neighbors. Have a glimpse of the dead, injured and martyrs. And if you still think it's a fake encounter then "open your mind".

I know its not. And the only reason I brought this up was to show how irritating it is when Pakistani trolls take the same line about happenings in India..