7 militants dead in Pakistan military raid
PESHAWAR, Sep 21: Seven militants belonging to the banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed during an intelligence-based operation in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the army said on Sunday. The operation was conducted on Saturday in Dera Ismail Khan district bordering South Waziristan after the presence of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants was reported. Among the seven eliminated by the security forces, three were Afghan nationals and two suicide bombers, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army, said in a statement. Pakistan expects the interim Afghan government, run by the Afghan Taliban, to uphold its responsibilities and deny the use of its soil to carry out acts of terror, the statement added. Earlier, on September 13-14, at least 31 TTP militants were killed in two separate engagements in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif last week had said that Afghanistan must choose between siding with terrorists or standing with Pakistan. Pakistan has lately been witnessing a rise in terrorist activities, mainly in provinces bordering Afghanistan. (PTI)
6 children dead in Pak’s Punjab roof collapse
LAHORE, Sep 21: Two adults and six children were buried alive and three injured when the roof of an academy came crashing down in Punjab province of Pakistan, an official said Sunday. The incident took place in Hafizabad city, some 120 kms from northwest of Lahore, on Saturday evening. Two teachers and nine students were present in a classroom of the academy when its roof collapsed, according to the Punjab Emergency Department Rescue 1122. “They were trapped under the rubble. The rescue teams recovered four students alive and shifted them to a hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries,” Rescue 1122 said in a statement. The bodies of seven others — five students, aged between six and 10, and their two teachers — were recovered and sent to the city mortuary, it added. It is believed that the structure of the building housing the academy had turned weak because of the recent torrential rains. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, who expressed a deep sense of grief and sorrow over the death of eight people, including children, has sought a report on the incident from the district administration. (PTI)
Arrest made in New Hampshire club shooting
NASHUA (US), Sep 21: A gunman opened fire at a New Hampshire country club during a wedding, killing one person and wounding two others. The victim was identified as 59-year-old Robert Steven DeCesare. The suspect, 23-year-old Hunter Nadeau, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Authorities initially thought there were two shooters but later confirmed only one. Investigators are still working to determine a motive. The incident occurred near a wedding and has left a chaotic scene. (AP)
