In Pakistan, the death toll due to suicide attack in restive Punjab province has risen to 33. The incident occurred yesterday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the home of a senior PML-N leader. 90 people also injured in the blast.Police said that the attack targeted the home of veteran PML-N leader Zulfiqar Khosa situated in Dera Ghazi Khan town nearby a market. Official sources said a mosque and several shops near his home were also destroyed following the attack. Heavy machineries have been pressed into service to remove the rubbles. Security has been beefed-up in the area.Zulfiqar Khosa's son Dost Muhammad Khosa, a minister in Punjab province, said two of his cousins were injured. Yesterday's blast was the latest in a series of suicide attacks and bombings across Pakistan that have killed over 500 people since October, when the army launched an offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan tribal region.However, it was the first attack targeting a senior leader of the Opposition PML-N. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the attack in Dera Ghazi Khan, saying such cowardly acts will not deter the government's resolve to fight terrorism.Gilani said action against terrorists will continue till their complete elimination.
News On AIR | December 16, 2009 8:48 AM
Death toll in Pak suicide attack rises to 33