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At least 19 people have been killed in two separate explosions in Pakistan, according to officials. At least 33 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in Pakistan, officials say.
Police said at least 12 people died in the southern town of Hub, 35km (23 miles) north of Karachi, in an attack apparently targeting Chinese workers. Twenty-six people are said to have died in the southern town of Hub, 35km (23 miles) north of Karachi, in an attack apparently targeting Chinese workers.
All the dead were believed to be Pakistanis, police said. Initial reports said all the dead were Pakistani nationals.
Meanwhile, at least seven people were killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide car bombing at a police college in the north-western town of Hangu.Meanwhile, at least seven people were killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide car bombing at a police college in the north-western town of Hangu.
Police said the attacker blew his car up after guards tried to stop him crashing through the building's gates as recruits went out on parade.Police said the attacker blew his car up after guards tried to stop him crashing through the building's gates as recruits went out on parade.
Peace accord scrapped The two explosions, at opposite ends of the country, are not thought to be related.
Witnesses in Hub said explosives were detonated as a convoy of Chinese engineers and their Pakistani security escort drove past. Truce scrapped
Chinese nationals have recently been the target of nationalist insurgents in the province of Balochistan. Attacks in the North-West Frontier Province are becoming a daily occurrence, with more than 100 people killed in the past week.
The rebels are opposed to large federal development projects, many of which are being carried out by Chinese firms. The upsurge in violence began after troops stormed the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad, following a week-long stand off with Islamist militants.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan says there are conflicting reports about the number of casualties from the attack on the police training facility in Hangu, the largest in North-West Frontier Province. The assault prompted pro-Taleban rebels along the border with Afghanistan to scrap a controversial 10-month-old peace agreement with the government.
There are conflicting reports about the number of casualties from Thursday's attack on the police training facility in Hangu, the largest in North-West Frontier Province.
The city's police chief has said seven people, including six policemen have been killed.The city's police chief has said seven people, including six policemen have been killed.
However, journalists have seen the bodies of at least four civilians, including a child, at the local hospital. However, journalists report seeing the bodies of at least four civilians, including a child, at the local hospital.
Dozens have been killed in the region in a spate of recent bombings by militants opposed to the government. Targets
The attacks began after troops stormed the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad. The bomb in Hub is reported to have been planted in a restaurant.
The assault prompted pro-Taleban militants along the border to scrap a controversial 10-month-old peace agreement with the government. Local officials said it was a remote-controlled device, detonated when a local police vehicle escorting a group of Chinese engineers reached the restaurant.
Seven of the police officers in the vehicle are reported to have died on the spot.
In the southern Balochistan province, Chinese nationals have become the target of nationalist insurgents, correspondents say.
The rebels are opposed to large federal development projects, many of which are being carried out by Chinese firms.
The BBC's Dan Isaacs in Islamabad says that while these two attacks may have different motives, they reflect the wide ranging pressures President Pervez Musharraf's government faces and the enormity of the task involved in restoring political stability in Pakistan.