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LAHORE: Security has been tightened at shrines across the country following the blast outside Baba Farid Ganj Shakar’s shrine in Pakpattan, 190 km from Lahore, on Monday.

The security measures include searching all people entering the shrine and directing all vehicles to be parked at a safe distance from the shrines perimeters. Five shrines, including the shrine of Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah, have also been closed in Kasur due to security concerns.

Meanwhile, police issued sketches of two terrorists suspected to have planted the bomb The sketches showed that both the suspects are believed to be in the 30-40 age range and are suspected to be Punjabi.

Two men riding a motorbike had left a milk container near the gate of the shrine in Pakpattan which is believed to have exploded in to a huge fireball, a witness had said.

At least six people were killed while twenty others were injured in the explosion after dawn (Fajr) prayers at the at the shrine in Pakpatan.

A Rescue 1122 official Asim Bhatti said nine of the injured were in critical condition after the blast.

Police also arrested nine suspected members of a banned outfit from the area during the day.

“We have four killed and about 12 wounded,” regional police chief Mohammad Kashif told reporters. “The rescue work is over. We’re now investigating.”

The blast blew up a boundary wall and damaged several shops and stalls outside the shrine, according to witnesses.

Police said the mausoleum was undamaged, adding that the blast took place near the eastern gate which was already closed for security reasons.

Sufi worshippers have frequently been the target of bloody attacks by militants in Pakistan.

Earlier this month, at least eight people were killed, and more than 65 people were injured after two bombs exploded at the Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazaar in Karachi on a day when devotees throng to the shrine.

In July this year, thirty five people were killed and 175 injured as three blasts hit Data Darbar in Lahore

LAHORE: Dengue fever is proving to be a severe threat as over 70 cases were reported in Lahore on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the city to 690.

According to sources, the health department has been struggling to control the virus as the number of affected people has risen to 823 in Punjab alone. Earlier four cases were also reported from Faisalabad.

The health department has also been blamed for not disclosing adequate information about the virus to the media to help spread awareness.

Liquid prevention

Scientists at the Agriculture University of Faisalabad claim to have prepared a liquid to keep the mosquitoes away and thus prevent dengue fever.

The entomologists at the university claim the liquid that has been prepared from citrus fruits can be applied on the skin to keep the mosquitoes away and spraying of the liquid over stagnant water kills the larvae.

The scientists at the Agriculture University have asked the government to use their product on a commercial scale to prevent a dengue outbreak.

Corruption comes with prevention

The district administration’s department of epidemic diseases is allegedly involved in the embezzlement of millions of rupees in the purchase of diesel for the anti-dengue campaign.

The district administration has sent the case to the anti corruption department which has started its inquiry.

The department of epidemic diseases was asked to spray the anti dengue insecticides in the district and no insecticide was sprayed, state sources. Sources also said that the department sent a fake report regarding the awareness campaign to the health department.

EDO Health Dr Fayyaz Ranjha has been suspended after the report was found fake.

The warehouse of the department has been sealed and the anti corruption unit is investigating the reports of embezzlement in buying the diesel for this campaign

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Coordintaion Committee requested the government on Monday to provide security to its leaders who have recently received death threats.

The MQM Coordination Committee’s request comes in reaction to an interior ministry report that names several MQM leaders who may be at risk of assassination attempts.

The interior ministry named former Karachi City nazim Mustafa Kamal, Babar Ghauri, Haider Abbas Rizwi and Faisal Sabzwari in the list of MQM leaders whose lives are at risk. The report told MQM leaders to remain vigilant about their security and limit their movement, said sources.

The party, which has its roots in Karachi, has seen two of its top leaders assassinated recently.

Party chief Altaf Hussain also warned about threats to his life even though he lives under political asylum in London.

Karachi violence continues

A man was gunned down near Lyari Express when unknown assailants opened fire on Sunday. The man died on the way to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Another person was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the North Nazimabad area.

Police recently arrested Lyari gangster Baba Ladla, who is believed to be a prime suspect in target killings and for whom the government was offering Rs1 million.

According to a report , this year has seen 1,100 violent deaths in Karachi. The only other time killings of this nature reached such numbers was in 1995 during Benazir Bhutto’s second tenure.