Islamabad  - At least eight members of Pakistan's security forces were killed and four others were injured Saturday in a suicide bombing at a paramilitary camp in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, a police official said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7, where the paramilitary troops from the Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed to guard several embassies, UN offices and diplomatic residences in the area.

Islamabad - At least six members of the security forces were killed and more than a dozen were injured Saturday in a suicide bombing at a paramilitary camp in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, eyewitnesses said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7 where the paramilitary troops from Frontier Corps (FC) were deployed to guard several embassies, UN offices and diplomatic residences in the area.

Islamabad  - At least three people h

Islamabad  - At least one member of the security forces was killed and five were injured Saturday in an explosion near a paramilitary checkpoint in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, eyewitnesses said.

The blast occurred in the upmarket residential area of E-7 where several embassies, a UN office and diplomatic residences are also located.

"It was a suicide bombing," said Omar Hayyat, a soldier from the paramilitary Frontier Corps, who was admitted to a local hospital with injuries. "He was on foot," he added.

Islamabad - Pakistani authorities on Saturday recovered at least 50 bodies and dozens of unconscious people from a shipping container in Pakistan's south-western province of Balochistan, according to police.

The container, which was found parked on the outskirts of the provincial capital Quetta, was carrying 110 people, apparently illegal immigrants being transported from Afghanistan to Iran via Pakistan.