{"id":38974,"date":"2013-06-15T12:42:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T09:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=38974"},"modified":"2013-06-15T12:42:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T09:42:54","slug":"pakistan-founders-historic-residence-destroyed-by-militants-38974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pakistan-founders-historic-residence-destroyed-by-militants-38974\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan founder\u2019s historic residence destroyed by militants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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121-yr-old historic building, where Pakistan founder spent last days of his life. File Picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The historic residence of Pakistan\u2019s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Pakistan\u2019s South western Balochistan province was bombed and destroyed by militants on Saturday.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, June 15\/Nationalturk- The militants have bombed the historic residence of Pakistan\u2019s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in restive Quetta city of Pakistan\u2019s Southwestern Balochistan province, destroying it completely and killing a policeman deployed for security there.<\/p>\n

A police official, pleading anonymity said a group of four to five militants entered the 121-year-old historic building at Ziarat, about 120 kms from Quetta in the wee hours today. \u201cThe militants hurled rocket propelled grenade, destroying all the old memorials inside the residency\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said memorial chairs, beds, and historic photographs of Pakistan\u2019 founder were raised to rubble in the fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wooden structure of the residence had been burnt completely. However, the exterior structure made of bricks was still intact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The official said militants also fired on the policemen deployed for safety of the building. A policeman was killed in the militant firing.<\/p>\n

Some reports suggest rockets were also fired<\/h2>\n

Some reports suggested that militants had also fired rockets towards the historic building. The facts were being ascertaining<\/p>\n

After the bombing, experts of bomb disposal squad rushed to the area to look for more bombs. The bomb disposal team detected and defused six more bombs planted inside the residency.<\/p>\n

Immediately after the militant attack, police and paramilitary soldiers launched a massive operation to track down the militants responsible for the attack. However, no arrests have been made yet.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah had spent last days of his life in Ziarat at the historic wooden structure before his death in 1948. The Residency, \u00a0which was built in 1892, was originally used as the summer residence of the Agent of the British Governor General before partition of Indian subcontinent in 1947.<\/p>\n

Ziarat is considered a tourist point in insurgency-hit Balochistan province. A large number of tourists visit the town and the memorials of the Quaid every summer.<\/p>\n

Balochistan Liberation Army claims attack<\/h3>\n

According to Pakistan newspaper, Express Tribune, outlawed militant outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed the attack on the Jinnah residency in Ziarat.<\/p>\n

\u201cPakistan\u2019s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has said the residency had been attacked by five militants, who had removed the Pakistan flag and raised the BLA flag in its place,\u201d the newspaper said.<\/p>\n

Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n

Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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