6 killed In Multan After liquefied Petroleum Gas Tanker Explosion

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — (Daily Post)-Multan Police said on Monday that a truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas caught fire and blew up yesterday night in an industrial area in Multan, killing 6 people and injuring 38 others.

The explosion shattered the windows and roofs of adjacent houses, as well as damaged material inside the dwelling.

Although the on-site situation has been under control, nearby residences have been temporarily evacuated as a precaution.

There was no clear indication of the cause of the purported explosion.

Multan Deputy Commissioner said the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority had also been brought in for the rescue services.

The fire was effectively put out by rescue teams. The victim's identity could not be determined immediately.

The blaze was contained, and investigators are trying to determine what triggered the gas leak and explosion.

More than 12 fire brigades were dispatched to the scene, according to government officials.

Ambulance ferried the injured including women and children to the district government hospital for medical assistance.

No other information about the victims of the accident was brought to the surface by the Multan authorities as of yesterday night.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said they'd been heartbroken by deaths and mourned for the victims.

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9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said. The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added. The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State. The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

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Pakistan: Mastung Blast killed 9 people, including 5 children

On Friday, a bomb attack killed up to 9 people, five of them were children, and injured 29. Authorities informed the media that an improvised explosive device (IED) installed in a motorbike had targeted a school vehicle. The IED explosion occurred on Friday at 8:37 AM near Girls High School at Civil Hospital Chowk in the Mastung district of Balochistan. A day earlier, the Mastung bomb killed nine people, including five children, and injured 29 others. Regarding the incident, a terrorism case has been lodged. Pakistan's Acting President Yousuf Raza Gilani, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vehemently denounced the Mustang explosion. PM and Bilawal conveyed their sadness and anguish over the police officers and schoolchildren's martyrdom.

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