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Death Toll Rises to 65 in Attack on Pakistanis

QUETTA, Pakistan (Sept. 4) -- The death toll from a Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession rose from 43 to 65 overnight as critically wounded people died in hospitals, police said Saturday. About 150 people were wounded and some remained in critical condition after the bombing Friday in the...

Suicide Bombers Strike Again, Kill at Least 61 in Pakistan

(Sept. 3) -- Suicide bombings targeting a Muslim minority in Pakistan killed at least 61 people today and wounded 160 in the latest of a series of attacks that have rocked the country in recent weeks. A powerful explosion tore through a crowd of Shiite Muslims in the southwestern city of Quetta today, sending bodies...

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06/04/12 Gunmen kill seven in South West Pakistan Source: New Kerala Dot Com Unknown gunmen killed at least seven people including two policemen on Sunday afternoon when they opened fire at a shop in Pakistan's southwestern metropolitan of Quetta, official said.
06/03/12 Gilani in Quetta, recalls steps taken by govt Source: Dawn Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government will hold talks with the angry Baloch leaders living abroad and give to the people of Balochistan all their rights.
06/03/12 Four more Shias lose life in Quetta Source: Daily Times - Pakistan At least six people, including four Shias and a policeman, were killed and another policeman injured when a group of armed men attacked a welding shop on Essa Khan Road on Sunday, police said.
06/03/12 Gunmen kill six in SW Pakistan: police Source: The Asian Age Gunmen on Sunday shot dead six people including a police official in a suspected sectarian attack in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.
06/03/12 Earthquake: When Quetta trembled Source: Dawn An earthquake is the trembling of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy accumulated in the rocks beneath the earth's surface for millions of years.

Background on quetta

Quetta (, ) is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the Fruit Garden of Balochistan due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains rare wildlife.

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