Pak bomb victims buried

Mourners offered funeral prayers yesterday for 27 people killed in two suicide blasts in Pakistan, which have piled pressure on the incoming government to tackle Islamic militancy.
Senior police and government officials attended a special ceremony for 12 employees of the Federal Investigation Agency who died when one of the bombs targeted their headquarters in the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday.
Meanwhile two policemen were killed as they tried to defuse a roadside bomb in troubled northwestern Pakistan, while two Islamic militants died in a blast at their house, officials said.
The incidents occurred in the picturesque Swat Valley, a former tourist spot where security forces have been battling Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants led by a radical cleric since late last year.
Security was tight for the traditional Muslim service in the country's cultural capital as grim-faced police officers raised their hands to the sky in memory of their colleagues.