Bomb attack on paramilitary forces kills 12 in Quetta

QUETTA: A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in Quetta on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said.

The bomb containing around 100 kilos (220 pounds) of explosives targeted a truck carrying members of a government paramilitary force helping police to maintain law and order near eastern by-pass.

Initial reports said that two people were killed which later rose to 12 while more than a dozen got injured, senior police official told.

Sources also told that most of those wounded were security personnel.

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MQM dissolves Rabita Committee

KARACHI: The Coordination Committee (Rabita Committee) of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has been dissolved a day after the party supremo Altaf Hussain said that cleansing process has begun within the MQM.

According to Geo News, the Coordination Committee of Karachi and London, the main decision making body of the MQM, have been dissolved and a twelve-member committee has been formed to oversee the party's affairs.

Members of the new coordination committee would be elected during a general worker meeting here on Saturday.

A day earlier, MQM’s Karachi Tanzeemi Committee (KTC) was dissolved, while the basic membership of Hamad Siddiqui, In charge of KTC, was also revoked as part of a cleansing drive that MQM leader Altaf Hussain launched a few days back.

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Nawaz seeks China support in civil nuclear technology

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Mian Nawaz Sharif met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad today and sought assistance in the department of civil nuclear technology to overcome energy crisis, Geo News reported Thursday.

According to sources, the two leaders discussed bilateral matters during which Nawaz Sharif sought Chinese help in civil nuclear technology to overcome energy crisis in Pakistan.

He further said that by overcoming energy crisis, there will be better chances to obliterate unemployment as well.

Nawaz Sharif stressed on the importance of increasing trade links and trade volume between the two countries. Moreover, he said that Pakistan wants to take benefit from Chinese experience to improve the infra structure.

The Chinese Prime Minister also congratulated Mian Nawaz Sharif on the success of his party in the general elections and hoped it will help to further strengthen democracy in the country.

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N-league formally nominates Shahbaz for Punjab CM slot

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has formally nominated Shahbaz Sharif for Punjab chief minister, Geo News reported Thursday.

The parliamentary committee of the Nawaz Sharif-led party took the decision to nominate him for his third stint as the chief minister.

Though Shahbaz Sharif wanted to serve in the federation, the parliamentary committee was of the view that he was a suitable man for the coveted post of Punjab chief minister.

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