Three Chinese Teachers Killed in a Suicide Bomb Blast in Karachi, Pakistan

 

Tuesday afternoon, a van near the Confucius Institute at Karachi University was attacked, killing at least four people, including three Chinese citizens. After receiving the notice, the police and rescue workers rushed to the scene and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital. It is reported that three Chinese teachers and driver of the Confucius Institute were taking a van to the Institute when the explosion occurred, and four mounted policemen were escorted by two motorcycles.

The Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon said the explosion was a "suicide bombing". According to the initial investigation report, a woman wearing a robe was involved in the terrorist attack. It is reported that four mounted policemen were injured in the explosion and are now out of danger. The source said that the mounted police were assigned to protect the safety of the vehicle.

It was confirmed that the people killed in the explosion were Huang Guiping, Head of the Confucius Institute of Karachi University, Ding Mufang, A public teacher, Chen Sai, A Chinese Volunteer and Khalid, a driver. 

In an interview, deputy police attorney general Mr. Haider said that the bomb disposal team would determine the nature of the explosion, adding that further investigation was under way. He worried that the explosion might be a terrorist attack on Chinese citizens.

After the attack, the Pakistani terrorist organization Majid brigade of Balochistan people's Liberation Army issued a statement and announced its responsibility for the incident.

Baloch Liberation Army

The Prime Minister of Pakistan strongly condemned the van explosion in Karachi and expressed sorrow and condolences for the loss of precious lives. He expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and prayed for the early recovery of the injured.

The Chief Minister of Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah, has instructed officials to rush to the scene immediately. He also instructed that the injured be transferred to Dow University of health sciences to provide the best medical facilities for the injured. The chief minister also requested the Karachi Commissioner to submit a detailed report on the bombing.

ISIS Claims Bombing of Pakistani Mosque, Killing More than 56:

A suicide bomber struck inside a Shia Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar during Friday prayers, killing more than 50 Namazi and wounding 60 people, hospital officials said.


ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. Both the Islamic State group and the Pakistan Tehreek Taliban – a militant group separate from the Taliban in Afghanistan – have carried out similar attacks in the past in the area, located near the border with neighboring Afghanistan.

Peshawar Police Chief Muhammed Ejaz Khan said the violence started when two armed attackers opened fire on police outside the mosque in Peshawar’s old city. One attacker and one policeman were killed in the gunfight, and another police official was wounded. The remaining attacker then ran inside the mosque and detonated a bomb.

According to the spokesman at Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, Asim Khan, many of the wounded were in critical condition. Scores of victims were peppered with shrapnel, several had limbs amputated and others were injured by flying debris.

Peshawar Police Chief Muhammed Ejaz Khan said the violence started when an armed attacker opened fire on police outside the mosque in Peshawar’s old city. One policeman was killed in the gunfight, and another police officer was wounded. The attacker then ran inside the mosque and detonated his suicide vest.

Local police official Waheed Khan said the explosion occurred as Namazi's had gathered in the Kucha Risaldar mosque for Friday prayers. The death toll will likely to rise as many of the wounded are in critical condition, he added.

Ambulances rushed through congested narrow streets carrying the wounded to Lady Reading Hospital, where doctors worked feverishly. At least 100-150 Namzis were inside the mosque at the time of the explosion, witnesses said.

Shayan Haider, a witness, had been preparing to enter the mosque when a powerful explosion threw him to the street.

“I opened my eyes and there was dust and bodies everywhere,” he said.

At the Lady Reading Hospital Emergency department, there was chaos as doctors struggled to move the many wounded into operating theaters. Hundreds of relatives gathered outside the emergency department, many of them wailing and beating their chests, pleading for information about their loved ones.

Outside the mosque, Shia Muslims pressed through the cordoned off streets. Kucha Risaldar Mosque is one of the oldest in the area, predating the creation of Pakistan in 1947 as a separate and safe homeland for the Muslims of the Subcontinent.

"A refugee is a refugee, whether European, African or Asian,"

They file into neighbouring countries by the hundreds of thousands — refugees from Ukraine clutching children in one arm, belongings in the other. And they're being heartily welcomed, by leaders of countries such as Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania.

But while the hospitality has been applauded, it has also highlighted stark differences in treatment given to migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa, particularly Syrians who came in 2015. Some among them say the language they are hearing from leaders now welcoming refugees has been disturbing and hurtful.

"These are not the refugees we are used to; these people are Europeans," Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told journalists earlier this week. "These people are intelligent. They are educated people.... This is not the refugee wave we have been used to, people we were not sure about their identity, people with unclear pasts, who could have been even terrorists.

"In other words, there is not a single European country now which is afraid of the current wave of refugees."

'Racism and Islamophobia'

Syrian journalist Okba Mohammad says that statement "mixes racism and Islamophobia."

Mohammad fled his hometown of Daraa in 2018. He now lives in Spain and with other Syrian refugees founded a bilingual magazine in Arabic and Spanish. He described a sense of déjà vu as he followed events in Ukraine.

He also had sheltered underground to protect himself from Russian bombs. He also struggled to board an overcrowded bus to flee his town. He also was separated from his family at the border.

"A refugee is a refugee, whether European, African or Asian," Mohammad said.

The change in tone of some of Europe's leaders who in the past have expressed among the most extreme anti-migration views in the bloc has been striking. They have shifted from "We aren't going to let anyone in" to "We're letting everyone in."

Those comments were made only three months apart by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The first quote is from statements he made in December when he was addressing migrants and refugees from the Middle East and Africa. The second from comments made this week addressing people from Ukraine.

Some journalists, too, are being criticized for descriptions of Ukrainian refugees.

Racism! Middle East is not happy with Ukraine:

With millions of citizens in Ukraine fleeing the country after Russia initiated a deadly attack on Feb. 24, there have been increasing reports of racism against Black people in Ukraine as they try to leave the country.

The hashtag #AfricansinUkraine is being used on Twitter to highlight cases of racial injustice, and to highlight the ways that Black people are being left behind in the rush to flee danger.

According to the Independent, Black people seeking to leave the country have been abandoned at border crossings, and have been discriminated against in their attempts to board public transport to evacuate the country. One citizen even told the Independent that he and his family were denied entry to a bus on its way to cross the border, being told, “no blacks.”

“I cannot imagine a scenario where white Ukranians would ever be denied asylum, so how they’re treating us is unwarranted. It’s baseless. We are all escaping so let’s push a common thread,” the citizen said.

A medical student also caught in the conflict took to social media to report their experience, and said that it continued even after they were eventually able to cross the border after hours of traveling.

“...Several buses crossing every hour and not one foreigner allowed across,” they wrote on Twitter. “We finally made it across and we’re told accommodation at the hotel is only for Ukrainians. No sleep or food in 3 days… Why does nationality determine who rests?”

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European Union vs Russia's Putin!

Presidents of eight EU states have called to immediately grant EU candidate country status to Ukraine, paving the way for accession to the 27-member bloc. It's now the fifth day of the conflict. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.

• The International Criminal Court plans to open an investigation into Russia's invasion of Ukraine and alleged war crimes committed there.

• Russia has been expelled from the 2022 World Cup and Russian athletes and teams have been banned from international sporting events.

• The rouble plunged to an all-time low on Monday after Western nations announced fresh sanctions and Russian President Vladimir Putin put nuclear-armed forces on high alert.

• In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Putin said that the West recognising Russia's sovereignty over Crimea and the demilitarisation of Ukraine were pre-requisites for putting an end to fighting.

• Ukrainian and Russian officials have ended a first round of talks to discuss a ceasefire.

• France has decided to move its embassy from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to the western city of Lviv.

• More than 500,000 Ukrainians have already fled the conflict, mostly to Poland and Moldova, according to the UN refugee agency.

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Wild Life Of Northern Areas Of Pakistan:

Introduction to Wild Life of Northern Areas Of Pakistan

Gilgit-Baltistan without any doubt can be termed as living museum for wildlife. Varieties of wild animals & birds like Marcopolo Sheep, Markhore, Urial, Blue Sheep, Lynx, Snow leopard, Brown & Black Bears, Wolf, Fox, Marmote, Chakor, Rame Chakor. One of the rare species tibetan wild ass is also found in Shimshall Valley of upper Hunza. All these resources are being managed for their survival and multiplication through establishment of National parks, Game sanctuaries and Game Reserves cmmunity conserved areas. The Gilgit-Baltistan Government has declared nine commuinity controlled hunting areas in the past jointly managed by the communities, International

 NGOs and the Gilgit-Baltistan Government.Owing the vast potential of the areas, the wildlife Division of Forest Department Gilgit-Baltistan had initiated trophy hunting programs in collaboration with the international NGOs, like AKRSP, IUCN, WWF & concerned communities with the objective to provide incentives in hsape of in come from suitable management introducing Participatory approach on experimental basis in the year 1993.

Markhor

Snow Leopard

Lessons learned from the participatory approach, it can safely be concluded that the papulation of wild animals is on the increase despite various natural calamities peculiar to the fragile mountain eco-system of Gilgit-Baltistan. From comparison of population dynamics of the past, we are confident that the trophy hunting program is paying its worth in term of success in conservation of biodiversity.

World Best Places to visit

The Phander Valley

Phander Valley Gilgit-Baltistan

Phander Valley in Ghizer District is one of the most scenic valleys with easy access both from Gilgit and Chitral. It takes 5 to 6 hours from Gilgit to reach Phander valley which is commonly called “Little Kashmir”.Phander Lake is one of the most famous tourist spots in the entire region. Phander valley was the bread basket for the whole Northern Areas. The deep blue lake in Phander offers a magnificent view and is basically the home of trout fish.

Who are Hunza/Burusho people?

Hunza Cultural Dress

Karakurom highway

The Long way to Northern Areas of Pakistan

Altit, Hunza

A small town in the valley of Hunza, Northern Areas