Police say two explosions have been heard on the campus of a university in the Pakistani capital. Police officer Mohammad Aslam says there was no word on casualties as a result of the Tuesday's blasts.
He says they took place on the campus of the International Islamic University in Islamabad. Students from around the world attend the campus. Most take Islamic studies.
According to the Pakistani media, one person has died and eight others have been injured in the explosion.
Support offensive against insurgents
Pakistan's army chief has appealed to members of a major tribe linked to the Taliban to support an offensive against the insurgents, a move aimed at further isolating an enemy blamed for a wave of bloodshed in the nuclear-armed, U.S.-allied nation.
The Pakistani military's operation against the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan is considered its most critical fight against Islamist extremists threatening its stability, and its strategy involves convincing other warlords and tribes in the region to stand aside during the fight, even if they are involved in anti-U.S. activities in Afghanistan.
Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's letter -- dropped as leaflets from the air in South Waziristan -- was addressed to the Mehsud tribe, whose members populate the top ranks of the Pakistani Taliban, a group bent on overthrowing the central government.
The Mehsuds are a huge tribe with several subsections. Many members live far from the tribal badlands, and are involved in a range of professions and businesses. The tribe dominates Pakistan's transport sector.
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