February 11, 2009 4:31 PM

51 Dead As Pakistan Suicide Attacks Spread

(CBS/AP)  Pakistan's turmoil spread from the Afghan frontier to the south, where a suicide bomber struck a convoy carrying Chinese workers — one of three suicide attacks that killed at least 51 people Thursday.

Suicide attacks, bombings and shootings and the siege of the mosque, which had mounted a Taliban-style anti-vice campaign challenging the government's authority, have killed about 285 people in Pakistan so far this month, raising concern about the threat posed by Islamic extremists.

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf called for national unity against extremists enraged by the army's bloody assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque.

Observers warn Musharraf's refusal to accept that he needs across-the-board support from politicians — including his opponents — has complicated the government's ability to clamp down harder on militancy.

"This is a problem which the military cannot fight alone. You need to mobilize Pakistanis. The way to do that is through seeking support across the board," said Nasim Zehra, a prominent Pakistani political commentator in an interview with CBS News.
CBS News' Farhan Bokhari reported that Thursday's deadliest attack was a bomb blast in Hub, a town outside the southern port city of Karachi, which had remained relatively unscathed by the recent surge in violence.

The blast, now confirmed by police to have been a suicide attack, claimed the lives of 29 people, including seven policemen. The attack took place right after a group of Chinese engineers drove by the site, reports Bokhari.

The Chinese nationals were believed to be safe, but the casualties included policemen escorting them in a separate car.

Maj. Gen. Saleem Nawaz, a commander of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary, considered the outcome fortunate.

"It was laden with very heavy explosives, but due to our spacing and our security measures, Allah has been very kind," Nawaz said on Dawn News television.

The police "sacrificed their lives and the Chinese friends were absolutely safe," he said.

The blast ripped off the front of several roadside shops. Several damaged cars and buses lay rammed into one another among a tangle of bricks and clothing.

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by patriotic9 July 20, 2007 1:22 AM EDT
j-whitman
I told you before and I am going to repeat myself.

These Republicans don't have a problem with a guy who screws boys. They have problem with the people who have relationship with adults.

They are wierd people. Look at lars. He seems to be the worst enemy of Radical Islam but has no problem either in Bush giving our tax paid money and our weapons to an Islamic Radical Maliki for the killing of our troops nor has any problem in Cheney moving the Head office and CEO of Halliburton to Dubai, UAE (A country whose Royal family members were having lunch with OSAMA BEEN FORGOTTEN when Clinton planned to execute him(.
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by j-whitman July 20, 2007 1:02 AM EDT
doctorwho4,,,, 3,650 Amaerican Troops have died for no gain at all -- Bush says stay the course,
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by j-whitman July 20, 2007 12:59 AM EDT
doctorwho4 -- Clinton didn't lie our nation into a war in the wrong country damaging the Every country in the Middle East ---- That Was Bush

3,6500 American Troops didn't die for Clintons vanity,, they died for Bush's vanity & for no other reason.
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by patriotic9 July 19, 2007 10:27 PM EDT
REPLY TO GUYFROMPA45: You need to understand when Bill unloaded his surge on Monica, there was nothing left in his brain that would function. So basically the guy was sucked into a bad situation.
Posted by doctorwho4 at 05:31 PM : Jul 19, 2007

Are you a doctor in KABUL or in BAGHDAD. What type of illetrate TALIBAN doctor are you? You are ignorant of the fact that men think better with empty NUT-SAC.

According to a study done in the University of Illinois, men are genetically programmed to cheat on their wives.

Not only complete S-E-X, but just only looking at a beautiful woman produces same effects on the man's brain like Cocaine.
Cociane has four main effects;
- Central Nervous system stimulation ( Brain performance gets better)
- Euphoria (Feeling of happiness)
- Increased ***-DRIVE
- Tendency of Addiction

Men with multiple ***-partner have better pyhysical and mental abilities compared to men having only one partner or those with no partner at all and vice versa.

People doing more PHYSICAL or MENTAL work have more sexual demands and sexual desires.

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by hungry1968 July 19, 2007 10:14 PM EDT
It will look like a small massacre compared to the poor women and children who will perish in the worlds largest genocide if we precipitously leave Iraq before finishing Al Qaeda. We will not be able to sleep at night.
Posted by doctorwho4 at 05:28 PM : Jul 19, 2007


You must be one of the delusional "right". We will NEVER be able to leave Iraq without it turning into a bloodbath. NEVER as in NOT EVER. Those people hate us, and they hate everything about us. al Qaeda will NEVER be defeated because they were in Afghanistan - the place Bush ran away from. Now they spread to Pakistan, Iraq, and probably Iran. Look at a map and you'll see that they're now in an area roughly 800 miles X 1600 miles in size because Bush, the al Qaeda recruiting poster boy, chose to attack Iraq instead of hunting down the terrorists. If you're waiting until al Qaeda is defeated for us to pull out of Iraq, then you should probably leave a letter to your great-great-grandson explaining to him why you think he should have to go there to fight these people because of your support of George Bush. (You too dipstickfromPA.)
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by feelfree1 July 19, 2007 9:34 PM EDT

Pervez Musharraf is a military dictator, with nukes. In other words, he is the kind of terrorist that the Bush regime prefers to do business with.

As long as this dictator remains in power, the Bush cabal will be happy. The PNAC traitors only attack countires that can not defend themselves. They appear to have underestimated the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.


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by SIDNEYWILLIAMSMD July 19, 2007 8:31 PM EDT
j-whitman - Maybe if Clinton was more concerned with what was going on then trying to have *** with interns he would have been able to actually think clearly and get Bin Laden 15 years ago. Think about it. If back then they went after these pigs maybe we wouldn't be in the situiation that we're in. Posted by guyfrompa45

REPLY TO GUYFROMPA45: You need to understand when Bill unloaded his surge on Monica, there was nothing left in his brain that would function. So basically the guy was sucked into a bad situation.
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by SIDNEYWILLIAMSMD July 19, 2007 8:28 PM EDT
TRIBUTE TO LARS008: BEST OF KIND IN HUMOR AND ACCURACY IN COMMENTS ABOUT KERRY AND LEFT WING TRYING TO REWRITE HISTORY ABOUT THE BLOOD BATH IN VIETNAM AFTER WE LEFT. It will look like a small massacre compared to the poor women and children who will perish in the worlds largest genocide if we precipitously leave Iraq before finishing Al Qaeda. We will not be able to sleep at night.
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by SIDNEYWILLIAMSMD July 19, 2007 8:25 PM EDT
The blood lust of Al Qaeda is incredible. Hope their are enough islamics of good will who will stand up to this and put them down with a fist of iron.

COMMENT TO GRAZING GOAT: you are either an Al Qaeda operative trying to modify american public opinion or you are plain stupid.
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by grazinggoat July 19, 2007 7:40 PM EDT
grazinggoat _ I don't watch *** that is made up by a bunch of pitiful liberals. Where r u from. Were u even near NY when it happened.. I was and I can tell you .. Those were Jets flying into buildings and killing thousands of Americans. You have no clue.. You're just another useless piece of trash. Try thinking with your head instead of using politics to justify your stupidity.
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- guyfrompa45, Just started my work, in Boston, Ma, when the impacts happened.
I insist, watch it and tell us how you feel...

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