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At least 33 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in Pakistan, officials say.At least 33 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in Pakistan, officials say.
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.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.
Initial reports said all the dead were Pakistani nationals.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.
The two explosions, at opposite ends of the country, are not thought to be related. It is unclear if the two explosions, at opposite ends of the country, are related.
Truce scrappedTruce scrapped
Attacks in the North-West Frontier Province are becoming a daily occurrence, with more than 100 people killed in the past week.Attacks in the North-West Frontier Province are becoming a daily occurrence, with more than 100 people killed in the past week.
The upsurge in violence began after troops stormed the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad, following a week-long stand off with Islamist militants.The upsurge in violence began after troops stormed the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad, following a week-long stand off with Islamist militants.
The assault prompted pro-Taleban rebels along the border with Afghanistan to scrap a controversial 10-month-old peace agreement with the government.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.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 were killed.
However, journalists report seeing 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.
Range of pressuresRange of pressures
Abdul Jamil Gichki, a senior official in Hub, said the bomb had been planted in a restaurant. First reports suggested a remote-controlled bomb had been planted in a restaurant in Hub and detonated when a local police vehicle escorting a group of Chinese engineers arrived.
It had been detonated when a local police vehicle escorting a group of Chinese engineers reached the restaurant.
At least seven people died in Hangu, near the Afghan borderAt least seven people died in Hangu, near the Afghan border
Police chiefs in the area said it was a remote-controlled device. Seven of the police officers in the vehicle died on the spot.
Seven of the police officers in the vehicle died on the spot, Mr Gichki said. But police inspector general Ghulam Qadir Thebo later told the BBC that all the indications were that it had been the work of a suicide car bomber.
In the southern Balochistan province, Chinese nationals have become the target of nationalist insurgents, correspondents say. A team of bomb experts was on its way to establish the cause of the blast, he said.
In southern Balochistan province, Chinese nationals have become the target of nationalist insurgents.
The rebels are opposed to large federal development projects, many of which are being carried out by Chinese firms.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. But the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Karachi says that if a suicide blast is confirmed that would suggest the bombing was carried out by Islamic militants.
Baloch nationalists are not known to carry out suicide attacks.
Our correspondents say Islamic hard-liners have targeted Chinese nationals in other parts of the country, angered by what they see as repression of the minority Muslim Uighur community in China's Xinjiang province.
Whether the blasts are linked or not, correspondents say 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.