WASHINGTON: US foreign office Friday said Pakistan was committed to war against terrorism and that Pakistan itself was concerned over its unawareness of the presence of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Geo News reported.

Talking to reports in Washington, US foreign office spokesman Mark Toner said pressure had been mounted on al-Qaeda as result of cooperation with Pakistan on war on terror.

He said the objective of the war in Afghanistan was to cleanse the restive country of al-Qaeda.

Toner said the US awaits the response of Pakistan as to why it remained unaware of the presence of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.

   

 WASHINGTON: US foreign office Friday said Pakistan was committed to war against terrorism and that Pakistan itself was concerned over its unawareness of the presence of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Geo News reported.

Talking to reports in Washington, US foreign office spokesman Mark Toner said pressure had been mounted on al-Qaeda as result of cooperation with Pakistan on war on terror.

He said the objective of the war in Afghanistan was to cleanse the restive country of al-Qaeda.

Toner said the US awaits the response of Pakistan as to why it remained unaware of the presence of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.

   

KARACHI: Three people were killed and 27 others injured when unknown assailants attacked a gambling den with a hand grenade at Jhatpat Market, Chakiwara in Lyari area on Friday, Geo News reported.

Police and emergency services reached the blast site where a large crowd of people has gathered following the attack.

The bodies and injured were shifted to Civil Hospitals where enraged family members and friends of the victims scuffled with doctors and damaged the furniture and things.

The medico legal department at Civil Hospital put the number of deaths at 3 while 27 injured were brought to the facility.

KARACHI: Three people were killed and 27 others injured when unknown assailants attacked a gambling den with a hand grenade at Jhatpat Market, Chakiwara in Lyari area on Friday, Geo News reported.

Police and emergency services reached the blast site where a large crowd of people has gathered following the attack.

The bodies and injured were shifted to Civil Hospitals where enraged family members and friends of the victims scuffled with doctors and damaged the furniture and things.

The medico legal department at Civil Hospital put the number of deaths at 3 while 27 injured were brought to the facility.