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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A blast at a Protestant church in northwest Pakistan killed at least 72 people and wounded more than 120, a local hospital said Sunday. The attack took place at the All Saints Church of Pakistan, in the violence-plagued city of Peshawar, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the country's capital, Islamabad. Witnesses told CNN affiliate Geo News that at least one suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar near the church entrance as crowds of worshipers were leaving a Sunday morning service. Some of the victims were children, the witnesses said. The outside of...

A suicide bomb attack on a historic church in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 52 people and wounded over 100 Sunday, officials said, in one of the worst assaults on the country's Christian minority in years. The bombing underlines the threat posed by Islamic extremists as the government seeks a peace deal with domestic Taliban militants. It occurred as worshipers were coming out of the church in Peshawar city after services ...

Peshawar, 24 September 2011, Taliban has threatened the Koki Khel Tribe of Khyber agency for targeting, threat given through poster which was slump in Shah Kas area of Khyber agency. According to Tehreek Taliban Poster they will target the mosques, memorial services and the Hujra (living places) of Koki Khel tribe in Khyber agency. Taliban blame in their Poster that Koki Khel tribe allays with government of Pakistan, the elder of Koki Khel were made force against us in Terah Valley. According to letter force targeting Taliban in Terah Valley, because of Koki Khel tribe Taliban suffering so we will...

Peshawar, 19 August 2011. According to local sources terrorist fix an explosive in Almadina Mosque Gundi village Jamrud, which blast during Juma Prayers, in result more than 40 people killed and 100 people injured in blast. After the blast local people send injured people to Hayat Abad Medical Complex and Khyber teaching hospital Peshawar for treatment. After explosion security forces cover the area for security.

Peshawar, 17 August 2011, Militants from Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were again united against the Aman Lashker (Peace Forces) in Mattani, they threatened families whose work with Aman Lashker for Peace and area. More then 10 families were goodbye Mattani because of Militants Threatened. This was disclosing by Shenshah, the relative of Ijaz Ahmed Khan whose lost life in 21 July 2011 Blast at Mattani. Shenshah is one of them whose leave his home city, because of Militants threatened and now he face problem. Shenshah is the Uncle of Ijaz Ahmed Khan and he leaves Mattani area two week before,...

Peshawar, 15 August 2011, a remote control bomb, which was fixing near Tableghi Mosque Nowshera Road Charsadda, was blast on Monday morning. According to local police terrorist hide the Explosive in Shopping Bag, fix at with the electric poll, which blast early in morning, in result 6 people injured in the blast. Blast creates heave noise in the area and people of the area out from their home, Blast partially damaged the nearest Car service station, also damage the electricity of the area. After the blast police cover the area and investigate the incident, its third Blast at Nowshera road...

Peshawar, 13 August 2011. Provincial home department has issued ordered of three officer of central jail Peshawar. The action was taken after the TTP terrorist escaped yesterday from Peshawar University and three police cops was killed. According to ordered ShahJehan Huammani Supertaindent Jail, Deputy Supertaindent Jail Ajmal Khan and the Doctor of Jail Hospital Dr. Iftkher were suspended. Home Department also makes investigation team for the incident, why these officers send terrorist with out full security for treatment. The action has been taken by Chief Minister Notice the incident. Home Department issued order Khalid Abbas as Supertaindent and Maksood Khan...

Peshawar, 9 June 2011, terrorist fixed a remote control bomb in Ladawar area of mattani near road , which exploded on vehicle in result 4 people of kala Khel area are died and 3 injured in blast. Blast occurred on 10 am Wednesday. Police cordon up the area and inured send to lady ready hospital Peshawar for medical treatment. According to bomb disposal unit more then 4 kilogram explosive used in pressure cooker bomb, which fix in garbage near road. Bomb was exploding on vehicle which that brings people to Kala Khel area of mattani. Blast destroyed the nearest school...

Peshawar April 9, 2011 according to Police worker of Municipal Committee Town three was digging in Tehkal area. During dig they found 6 Bomb and 4 Mortars. Worker called to police and Bomb Disposal Unite defuses the Bomb and Mortars at Kacha Ghari Area near Hayat Abad. Those make a huge blast in city. Police confirmed that all explosive material made by Russia.

The CIA has come closer to capturing or killing Osama bin Laden’s top deputy than was previously known, during a nine-year hunt at the root of a devastating 2009 suicide bombing at an agency base in Afghanistan, The Associated Press has learned. The CIA missed a chance to nab Ayman al-Zawahiri in 2003 in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, where he met with another senior al-Qaeda leader who was apprehended the next day, several current and former U.S. intelligence officials said. The fugitive Egyptian doctor may also have narrowly survived a bombing by Pakistani military planes in 2004, the...

12, 2008 EXCLUSIVE: Who is Mohammed Al-Churbaji?:; Islamic Terrorist "Mr. Mom" Mohammed Al-Churbaji, Dad of Obama Fundraiser Worked for Azzam, Bin Laden * How hard it is to get rid of known terrorists in our midst and how easy it is for a deported Al-Qaeda terrorist to return to America; * How corrupt U.S. embassy officials get away with re-admitting terrorists into the U.S.; * How easily terrorists and their families gain acceptance by our society, including the Barack Obama Presidential campaign; * How America's universities are not tools of moderation for Muslim foreigners, but breeding grounds for terrorist fraternization...

SNIPPET: "U.S. counterterrorism officials have linked one of the nation's most wanted terrorists to last year's thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway system, authorities said Wednesday. Current and former counterterrorism officials said top al-Qaida operative Adnan Shukrijumah met with one of the would-be suicide bombers in a plot that Attorney General Eric Holder called one of the most dangerous since the 9/11 terror attacks."

Archaeologists are resuming excavation at historic Gor Khatri monument to discover the exact archaeological profile of ancient Peshawar, presently enjoying the distinction of oldest living city in South Asia. A recent archaeology excavation at Gor Khatri has established the city's historical profile and now Peshawar is officially claimed by Archaeology Department to be the 'Oldest Living City' in South Asia, boasting a recorded history that goes back as far as at least 539 BC... Dr. Ihsan Ali said presently exact profile of Peshawar city does not exist and it is not clear that exactly how old Peshawar city is... The...

Times Square Is Evacuated in Bomb Scare The scene at Times Square on Saturday night after police found a suspicious package inside a Pathfinder on West 45th Street. RAY RIVERA and KARIN HENRY May 1, 2010 A bomb in Times Square led to the evacuation of thousands of tourists and theatergoers from the area on a warm and busy Saturday evening, the police said. There was no explosion. “It appears to be a car bomb left in a Pathfinder between Seventh and Eighth,” said Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. The device, he said, contained “explosive...

Two suicide bombers dressed in burqas blew themselves up Saturday in a camp for refugees fleeing military offensives in northwestern Pakistan, killing 41 people and wounding 62, officials said. The blasts occurred at a food distribution point... The camp is sometimes used by foreign humanitarian groups, including the World Food Program, to deliver aid.

At least three people have died after suspected militants attacked the US consulate in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. There were several explosions in the area near the consulate and buildings collapsed. A gun battle between police and the attackers followed. Pakistan's main Taliban faction said it carried out the attack, and that the US consulate was the target.

The Taliban is claiming responsibility for Monday's attack on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan that killed at least three people. A U.S. Embassy spokeswoman in Islamabad confirmed the attack on the consulate in the North West Frontier Province capital. It was not immediately clear if those killed were the attackers, consulate staff, or others nearby at the time of the blasts. There are no reports that any U.S. citizens were among those killed.

More than 300 killed and injured is the cost of the “welcome” given to the U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, by the extremist militants of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan. This massacre, which was committed by means of a car bomb in Peshawar, coincided with another massive attack at the heart of Kabul, when the Taliban targeted United Nations employees in order to strike a major blow to the international body’s role in Afghanistan. Such attacks provide the latest evidence that al-Qaeda and the Taliban are now in an intensive mode of counter-attack, aimed at challenging the American...

At least five people have been killed and 35 wounded by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistani, local media say. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen drifting over the city. Pakistan has seen an increase in such attacks in recent weeks as the military carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan. The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in Peshawar, in the northwest of the country, and ambulances rushing to the scene

SNIPPET: "At least 41 people have been killed in a bomb blast in a crowded area of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. More than 100 people have also been injured, a regional minister said. Officials and witnesses said a vehicle laden with explosives had been detonated and destroyed near the city's Khyber Bazaar. Friday's explosion was the latest in a series of recent bombings across north-western Pakistan. It comes as the Pakistani army prepares an operation against the Taliban in the tribal region of South Waziristan. TV footage showed what appeared to be the charred frame of...