Wah

	Wah
State :	Pakistan
Province :	Punjab
Coordinates :	33 ° 46 ' N , 72 ° 45' E Coordinates: 33 ° 46 '27 " N , 72 ° 45' 6" E ;
Time zone :	PST ( UTC + 5 ) ;
	Wah
	Wah

Wah ( Punjabi واہ) is a city in Punjab , Pakistan , 45 kilometers northwest of the capital Islamabad . It is known on the one hand for a garden that is said to go back to the Mughal ruler Akbar I (Great Mughal ) in the 16th century, and for the weapons and ammunition production in an industrial complex belonging to the military, the Pakistan Ordnance Factories . But there is also cement and mechanical engineering industries on site. Important road connections run to Peshawar , Islamabad and Rawalpindi . Nearby is Wah Cantt .

history

In 2008 there was a suicide bombing outside the factory. At least 45 people died and more than 100 other people were injured. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan announced that the two suicide bombers were hired by them.

Individual evidence

↑ Dozens of dead in Pakistan - Taliban confess to attack In: Süddeutsche Ztg. Of October 21, 2008 (? May 17, 2010)
↑ JOCHEN BUCHSTEINER: Sharif withdraws from coalition government. Report in the FAZ of September 21 (?) 25, 2008

Web links

[1] Dozens of dead in Pakistan - Taliban confess to attack In: Süddeutsche Ztg. Of October 21, 2008 (? May 17, 2010)

[2] JOCHEN BUCHSTEINER: Sharif withdraws from coalition government. Report in the FAZ of September 21 (?) 25, 2008