Muhammad Reports From Pakistan

Dear John E. Carey
Peace and Freedom

Dear Sir,

I hope that you and your team at Peace and Freedom will be enjoying your life. I have spent last three days in Bajaur Agency, tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan.

I have just returned to Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province. Emergency and confusion in Pakistan are being used by terrorists in their favour. Now all attention has been diverted to Islamabad. Now the terrorists have been finding very easy to plan their attacks.Situation in the tribal areas is still critical as Taliban and terrorists have been roaming freely and terrorising the people. According to report, suicide bomber killed at least three people and injured two others when he detonated explosives at the house of Federal Political Affairs Minister Amir Muqam on Friday.

Muqam survived the attack that left Tariq of the Islamabad police, Arif of the Peshawar police and Farooq Shah of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) dead. Former Pakistan Muslim League MPA Pir Mohammad Khan, a cousin of Muqam, and Atibar Khan were injured. They were rushed to the Hayatabad Medical Complex in a critical condition.A botched attempt: The bomber was clean-shaven, in his 20s, and had long hair. He tried to enter the minister’s house in Hayatabad at around 4:15pm, but blew himself up when the security personnel stopped him.

City Police Officer Abdul Majeed Marwat confirmed the suicide attack and subsequent casualties. He said police had collected the remains of the bomber from the blast scene.Muqum told reporters that he was attending a PML meeting at his house when the explosion took place. He said he saw blood-littered bodies on the lawn when he came out. “Obviously I was the target,” he said. He refused to comment when asked if the blast was in reaction to the Swat operation.

“The attack on Muqam’s house was a suicide bombing,” Interior Ministry Spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema told newsmen.

He did not suspect any person or group “unless the investigation is completed”.

Asked if security in Islamabad and Rawalpindi had been beefed up to prevent the Pakistan People’s Party from holding a public rally at Liaquat Bagh, Cheema said these security measures were not aimed to secure political gains, but to protect citizens.The attack on Muqam was the second of its kind. On April 28, a suicide attacker tried to kill Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao at a public rally in his hometown, Charsadda. Around 30 people were killed and scores injured in that attack.According to report from Swat, a bomb hit a paramilitary soldiers’ vehicle in Kabal tehsil injuring 35 soldiers and some civilians, as a cleric warned residents Sharia laws would be strictly enforced, officials said. “An improvised explosive device attack injured 35 people, including Frontier Constabulary, Frontier Corps and police personnel and some civilians,” military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told newsmen. Two badly injured soldiers were rushed to Peshawar for treatment. Others were taken to Saidu Sharif hospital. Later, Maj Gen Waheed Arshad informed the blast killed two FC soldiers. Arshad said five soldiers were wounded in the incident. Fazlullah’s aide Muhammad Alam told Madayan residents they must begin observing Shariah laws strictly.

He demanded men grow beards and women veil themselves properly. Dear Sir, I want to present my gratitude to you for your kind comment about me. Believe me Sir, I have a special relation with you as your cooperation and kindness have bringing positive change in my life and in the life of whole tribesmen.

Again thank you very much,

Yours sincerely,

Muhammad Khurshid
Khar, Bajaur Agency,Tribal Areas Pakistan