This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25667842

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 2 Version 3
Bomb kills Pakistan police chief Chaudhry Aslam Khan Bomb kills Pakistan police chief Chaudhry Aslam
(about 4 hours later)
A senior police officer known in Pakistan for campaigning against the Taliban has been killed in a bomb blast in Karachi.A senior police officer known in Pakistan for campaigning against the Taliban has been killed in a bomb blast in Karachi.
Chaudhry Aslam Khan, the head of the city's anti-terror operations, and at least two others died in an attack on a police convoy in the Essa Nagri area of the city, reports say. Chaudhry Aslam, the head of the city's anti-terror operations, and at least two others died in an attack on a police convoy in the Essa Nagri area of the city, reports say.
Mr Khan had survived a number of previous attempts on his life. Mr Aslam had survived a number of previous attempts on his life.
The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out Thursday's attack.The Pakistani Taliban said they carried out Thursday's attack.
A spokesman said Mr Khan had been targeted as he had "killed, tortured and wounded" Taliban members. A spokesman said Mr Aslam had been targeted as he had "killed, tortured and wounded" Taliban members.
'Cowards''Cowards'
A car carrying explosives smashed into Mr Khan's convoy. A car carrying explosives smashed into Mr Aslam's convoy.
Images from the scene show a number of vehicles completely destroyed and nearby buildings damaged.Images from the scene show a number of vehicles completely destroyed and nearby buildings damaged.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to the police chief and condemned the attack.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif paid tribute to the police chief and condemned the attack.
"We will not let the will of the nation be crushed by these cowardly acts by terrorists," Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted Mr Sharif as saying."We will not let the will of the nation be crushed by these cowardly acts by terrorists," Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted Mr Sharif as saying.
Correspondents say that Mr Khan was a well-known figure in Karachi. Correspondents say that Mr Aslam was a well-known figure in Karachi.
Since 2008, his unit has been involved in the arrests of dozens of militants - including would-be suicide bombers - planning attacks in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan.Since 2008, his unit has been involved in the arrests of dozens of militants - including would-be suicide bombers - planning attacks in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan.
Mr Khan had escaped unhurt when a car packed with explosives blew up outside his home in Karachi in 2011, killing at least eight people. But the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says Mr Aslam was often accused of carrying out "fake encounters" - capturing and killing militants in staged gunfights instead of taking them through the courts. An internal police inquiry cleared him.
After that attack, he said: "They are cowards. They call themselves Muslims but they are unbelievers. This will make me even more determined to carry on operations against them." During his final raid, in the early hours of Thursday, three militants were injured in a gunfight in the Manghopir district but were dead on arrival at hospital.
The chief security officer of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilal Shaikh, was killed in an attack in July. Our correspondent says that such a dogged and harsh pursuit of militants made him a long-term target of the Taliban.
Mr Aslam had escaped unhurt when a car packed with explosives blew up outside his home in Karachi in 2011, killing at least eight people.
After that attack, he said: "They are cowards. They call themselves Muslims but they are unbelievers. This will make me even more determined to carry on operations against them.
"They targeted sleeping children. I walk these streets day and night. If they want to kill me, they should come and attack me directly," he said.