Blaze breaks out at NATO terminal in Peshawar

The fire has once again broken out at the supply terminal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s allied forces located on Ring Road here early on Thursday, Geo news reported.

The firefighting sources said that the rescue efforts, to bring the fire under control, are underway for some time.

The fire brigade crew was called straightaway in hurry after one of the containers parked, at NATO supply terminal, caught sudden fire meanwhile, two fire tenders are engaged in taming deadly blazes, sources said.

The fire will be soon brought under control, the fire brigade sources claimed.

Security beefed up in Peshawar

Due to unsatisfactory law and order situation here, the stringent security measures have been taken here while all the entrances and exits of the province have been sealed and guarded with heavy police and rangers’ troops, police sources claimed.

According to police spokesman, the entire circle SPOs, DSPs and SHOs police of the province have been strictly directed to beef up security across NWFP while police officers will be deployed in plan cloths on the sensitive building to keep eying the suspected elements.

The Afghan migrants are also being closely monitored as per the latest development in this respect, sources said.

For the information regarding the presence of suspected persons and vehicles, the emergency number given out by the provincial administration is 9212222.

Chemical factory catches fire in Lahore

A loud blast occurred in a chemical factory located in Badami Bagh due to the explosion of a boiler which resulted in fire eruption that engulfed the entire factory but no loss of life was ascertained according to preliminary reports.

The fire brigade and rescue workers have accumulated the fire scene while rescue efforts are underway, sources said.

Pakistan confronting a long battle, says Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan had been fighting a long-term battle against militants.

Addressing a joint press conference along with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here, the president said that it was a new kind of war. He called on the British government to provide assistance for the displaced families of Malakand region.

“Whenever dictatorship took over the country, Britain gave shelter to the political leadership of Pakistan,” Zardari noted.

On this occasion, the British Premier said: “People of both countries are the victim of terrorism.” He said that Pakistani troops had been sacrificing their lives in fight against terrorism.

Brown announced that Britain would provide 12 million pounds in aid to Pakistan for the displaced civilians. “We will hold talks with Pakistan on four points,” he said, adding that security of Pakistan and the region is a top priority.

He further said that the Britain wanted elimination of militants’ heavens in Pakistan.