Jun 25, 2017

News18 | June 25, 2017 | 120 Burnt to Death in Pakistan City, Had Rushed to Collect Oil from Flipped Tanker | Blogger: 'An attack on innocents' -- I'm Sending Love and Light to all the injured and families in Pakistan. Why are we so focused on so-called 'terror' in the western hemisphere? Forgetting about the 'real' terror attacks in third world countries? Tunisia is one of more than 45 countries where the threat from terrorism is rated "high". The inclusion of much of the Middle East, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Afghanistan, will come as no surprise. Last year the terror threat level increased in 12 countries: Qatar, Kuwait, Tanzania, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Oman, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, and did not fall in a single destination. So far this year it has increased in five countries: Kosovo, Mauritius, Singapore, the United States and Zambia, but has fallen in Ethiopia, Greece and Ireland... Terror groups have unleashed violence in different parts of Pakistan, with blasts ripping through government buildings, markets, rallies and shrines. Month of february 2017, in 10 days, Pakistan has seen 7 terror attacks, death toll at 126.. The death toll from a series of terrorist attacks in Parachinar, Quetta and Karachi in Pakistan Friday 23rd, June 2017, has risen to 85 people, with a dozen of critically injured dying in hospitals overnight. In another attack, 250 injured people, with more than 60 in critical condition, the Times of Hindustan reported... |

At least six cars and 12 motorcycles were also burnt in the blaze. (PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY)
New Delhi: More than 100 people were burnt to death and dozens injured when an oil tanker overturned and exploded on a highway near Bahawalpur city in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Sunday morning, Pakistani media reported.

The News International reported that the tanker skidded off the road and overturned in Ahmedpur Sharqia area of the city, following which villagers from nearby areas flocked to the site to collect the oil spilling out of the tanker. The massive vehicle caught fire and exploded, killing at least 123 people, the report said.

At least 75 people were injured and moved to a nearby hospital. The death toll was feared to rise as many of the injured were said to be in critical condition.

Dr. Rizwan Naseer, director of Punjab provincial rescue services, said rescuers were collecting the badly burned bodies, many beyond recognition.

The Pakistani military said it was sending army helicopters to evacuate the wounded, with hospitals placed on high alert.

Pakistan has an appalling record of fatal traffic accidents due to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

At least 62 people including women and children were killed in southern Pakistan in 2015 when their bus collided with an oil tanker, starting a fierce blaze that left victims burnt beyond recognition.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/Mapped-Terror-threat-around-the-world/