At least 21 dead in ambush, targeted killings in Pakistan

At least 16 people–six of them from various political parties and two from the Police Department–fell victim to target killings in Karachi in 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday. At the same time, gunmen ambushed five police officers and a forestry official responding to reports of a dead body in northwestern Pakistan, killing all six, police said Sunday. The ambush took place late Saturday in a forested area in the Mansehra district, an area believed home to several training camps for militants involved in the conflict with India over the Kashmir region. . . . and here