Islamabad - A suicide car bomber attacked a security checkpoint in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding seven others, officials said.
The bomber ploughed his explosive-laden car into a security wall around the post, located in Doaba town in the restive Hangu district.
The blast injured eight security personnel, one of whom later died in the hospital, the military said in a statement.
Washington - Election day finally arrived Tuesday for the record throngs of US voters planning to cast their presidential ballots for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain.
Obama held a significant lead in opinion polls as state officials braced for an unprecedented turnout and massive lines at polling places in an election widely considered the most important in a generation.
New Delhi, Nov 4 : Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will hold a meeting with top police officials from the North Eastern here on November 5 to review the emerging security threat in that region.
According to police sources, Patil is expected to chalk out a fresh security strategy to deal with the terror threat from across the border and within the states.
The meeting will review the overall security scenario in the region vis--vis the recent serial blasts in Assam, Tripura and Manipur.
The announcement of the closure of
Islamabad - A suicide car bomber attacked a security checkpoint in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding seven others, officials said.
Washington - Election day finally arrived Tuesday for the record throngs of US voters planning to cast their presidential ballots for either Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain.
Nov 4 : At least
New Delhi, Nov 4 : Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will hold a meeting with top police officials from the North Eastern here on November 5 to review the emerging security threat in that region.
