At least 63 people have been killed and dozens injured in twin suicide bombings outside Pakistan's main munitions factory in the town of Wah, police say. The attack is the deadliest on a military site in Pakistan's history. Police say one man is in custody for the attack, which occurred some 30km (18 miles) north-west of Islamabad. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taleban said they had carried out the attacks, which he said were a response to army violence in the country's north-west. Speaking to the BBC, Maulvi Umar of the Tehrik-e-Taleban Pakistan said the bombings in Wah were in retaliation for the deaths of "innocent women and children" in the tribal area of Bajaur. He said more attacks would take place in Pakistan's major urban conurbations unless the army withdrew from the tribal areas.
At least 63 people have been killed and dozens injured in twin suicide bombings outside Pakistan's main munitions factory in the town of Wah, police say.
The attack is the deadliest on a military site in Pakistan's history.
Police say one man is in custody for the attack, which occurred some 30km (18 miles) north-west of Islamabad.
A spokesman for the Pakistani Taleban said they had carried out the attacks, which he said were a response to army violence in the country's north-west.
Speaking to the BBC, Maulvi Umar of the Tehrik-e-Taleban Pakistan said the bombings in Wah were in retaliation for the deaths of "innocent women and children" in the tribal area of Bajaur.
He said more attacks would take place in Pakistan's major urban conurbations unless the army withdrew from the tribal areas.
It would help enormously if Pakistan were able to determine its strategic goals and get all branches of the govt to work towards them, cos right now they're all working against each other. keep to the Fen Causeway
ISI regard control of Afghanistan and Kashmir as legitimate Pakistani foreign policy objectives and the use of the Taleban to sow discord in such regions is a long standing policy going back 25 years. As an example of the priorities, remember the recent "War on Terra" grants from the US were spent on upgrading F-16s that have only ever been used in Kashmir, never against the Taleban. keep to the Fen Causeway
