இஸ்லாமாபாத்தில் 2 வெடிகுண்டு வெடித்து 7 பேர் பலி

முன்னாள் தலைமை நீதிபதி இஸ்லாமாபாதில் பேச இருந்த இடத்தில் இரண்டு வெடிகுண்டுகள் வெடித்து 7 பேர் பலியானார்கள்.

இந்த தலைமை நீதிபதிக்கும் பர்வேஸ் முஷாரப்புக்கும் நீண்ட தகறாரு இருந்து வருகிறது. இந்த தலைமை நீதிபதியை பர்வேஸ் முஷாரப் நீக்கினார். காரணம், அவர் பர்வேச் முஷாரப் செய்தது தவறு என்று ஒரு நீதி எழுதியதுதான்.

இந்த நீதிபதிக்கு நாடெங்கும் பெருத்த ஆதரவு இருக்கிறது.

அவர் இஸ்லாமாபாதில் பேச இருந்த இடத்தில் வெடிகுண்டு வெடித்திருப்பது பாகிஸ்தான் அரசாங்கத்தின் மீதே சந்தேகத்தை திருப்பி இருக்கிறது.

Twin Blasts Kill 7 in Pakistani Capital

By SALMAN MASOOD
Published: July 17, 2007

ISLAMABAD, July 17 — A pair of bomb blasts at the site of where the embattled former chief justice of the Supreme Court was scheduled to speak Tuesday evening killed at least 7 people and injured 39, according to the police, dragging the Pakistani capital into a new round of disorder less than a week after a violent siege at a hard line mosque and seminary.

The explosions came in front of one of two tents set up by the country’s two main opposition political parties, near an outdoor stage where Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was to address a crowd about a half-hour later. Mr. Chaudhry, who was dismissed by the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, last March on charges of misconduct has become a rallying point for Pakistanis clamoring for an end to military rule. “We don’t accept the way of the bullet or the gun,” angry lawyers, dressed in courtroom black suits, cried in anger Tuesday night, as they gathered in front of the stage, set up in the parking lot of the district court here in the heart of the capital.

An intelligence official at the site said there seemed to be no crater left by the bombs, suggesting the possibility that it was the handiwork of a suicide bomber. The ruins of the blasts contained mangled chairs and cars splattered with blood. The bomb was powerful enough to shatter the windows of an adjacent building.

It was unclear by late evening whether Mr. Chaudhry’s address would go on here or at another location. For the last several months, his addresses have drawn large crowds, who have seized on his case to vent frustration against more than seven years of military rule. The case came to represent the greatest challenge to General Musharraf’s rule until the uprising at the Red Mosque. The violent confrontations that resulted between troops and militants holed up inside the religious compound ended last Wednesday with at least 102 dead, including 11 members of security forces.

Mr. Chaudhry has appealed his ouster, and a court decision on Mr. Chaudhry’s fate is expected soon.

Violence between the judge’s supporters and those of General Musharraf over the last several months have left dozens dead.