Suicide blast hits Pakistani troops

[bemildred]

Source: al Jazeera

At least eight Pakistani soldiers have have been killed in a suicide attack on a military convoy in the country's northwest tribal region.

The attack took place as the troops passed through the North Waziristan district on Saturday, a security official said.

"Eight soldiers have died and some 12 others were injured," the official said, adding the death toll may increase.

Kamal Hyder, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Pakistan, said many soldiers had been killed in attacks in the area before.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2008/09/20089208328694385.html

[maddezmom]

1. all hell is breaking loose in Pakistan

:scared:

[DesertRat]

2. Oh no. And a large bombing in Islamabad too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3501275&mesg_id=3501275

[cosmicone]

3. Pakistan is a fake country based entirely on a hatred of India

It needs to be broken up into little pieces, i.e. Sindh, Baluchistan, Punjab and Pakhtoonistan. This will reduce its military power and aspirations of being bigger than what it actually is -- geographically or militarily.

However, both US and now China keep using the tinpot failed country as a pawn. The former misguidedly and the latter to keep India from challenging its aspirations of Asian hegemony.

[ohio2007]

4. China should annex a chunk if the nukes are not moved out of Pakistan

India should also settle accounts of border disputes that the ISI keeps fanning. This should have been taking place six or seven years ago.

[cosmicone]

5. Why China?

The whole territory belonged to India before the stupid brits caused a partition for nefarious reasons! China has no right to any territory here.