Peshawar blast toll mounts to 41October 9th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The death toll in the Peshawar bomb blast has gone up to 41. North West Frontier Province's Health Minister Zahir Ali Shah told media persons after visiting the injured people in the Lady Reading hospital here that over 40 persons have died in the brutal attack and over 100 grievously injured.
Powerful blast kills six, injures scores in PeshawarOctober 9th, 2009 PESHAWAR - At least six people were killed and 30 others grievously injured in a powerful bomb blast that rocked Peshawar on Friday noon. The blast occurred in Khyber Bazaar near the North West Frontier Province assembly building, sources said.
Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Indian mission in Kabul, toll rises to 17October 8th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban has reportedly claimed responsibility for the massive blast that occurred outside the heavily fortified walls of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday morning. According to reports, the death toll in the incident has risen to 17, which includes two police officers and 15 civilians.
Pakistan suicide blast toll rises to 39September 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The toll in a suicide blast in northwest Pakistan Friday mounted to 39 as six more bodies were recovered, media reports Saturday said. According to Kohat police, 150 kg of explosives were exploded by a bomber who rammed his explosives-filled vehicle in roadside markets in Kohat district Friday, leaving at least 39 people dead and 54 injured, GEO News TV channel reported.
Kohat blast death toll pegged at 33, 56 injuredSeptember 18th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The death toll from a suicide car bomb blast that tore through a bazaar and gutted shops in Ustarzai, a small mainly Shia northwest town which lies between the garrison city of Kohat and Hangu, has risen to 33. Police sources also confirmed injuries to 56 others.
Toll in China coalmine blast rises to 44September 10th, 2009 PINGDINGSHAN - The toll in a coalmine gas explosion in China's Henan province has risen to 44 with 35 miners still trapped underground, authorities said Thursday. The blast had taken place at about 1 a.m.
Peshawar blast: Case registered against Lashkar-e-IslamAugust 24th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The Peshawar Police has registered a case against an outlawed outfit of the Khyber Agency, Lashkar-e-Islam, for killing three persons and injuring 15 in Momin Town in a suicide bomb attack. Four persons, including the suicide bomber, were killed in Peshawar.
Pearl Continental may have to be rebuilt after Peshawar blastJune 10th, 2009 PESHAWAR - Tuesday's blast at the Pearl Continental Hotel situated in Peshawar's most secure area once again exposes the security lapses, and raises doubts about when this landmark becomes functional again. Earlier, the mausoleum of the great Pashto poet Rahman Baba located on the outskirts of Peshawar was damaged.
Peshawar blast may be backlash for Pak Army's Swat operation: IftikharJune 10th, 2009 PESHAWAR - NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain has termed the blast at the Pearl Continental hotel here as a reaction to the ongoing army offensive in the Swat and Malakand Division. Talking to reporters, Hussain said people should be united in the face of the current situation now, as the possibility of a similar attack in the future cannot be ruled out.
Five killed in Pakistan hotel blastJune 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least five people were killed and 35 injured Tuesday evening in a bomb blast at a five-star hotel in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to local TV reports. The blast occurred at the Pearl Continental Hotel, a heavily guarded five-star hotel in Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Express TV quoted police sources as saying.
Death toll in Chinese mine blast rises to 30May 31st, 2009 CHONGQING - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's southwesten Chongqing region rose to 30 as rescuers recovered five more bodies, authorities said Sunday. The accident occurred at 11 a.m.
Car bomb kills 6 in PeshawarMay 22nd, 2009 PESHAWAR - A car bomb exploded on Cinema Road in Peshawar, killing six people and injuring more than 20, police said on Friday. The dead and injured are being shifted to the city's hospitals where emergency has been declared, The News reported.
Nine killed in Pakistan blastMay 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least nine people, including six children, were killed in a blast Saturday in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to a media report. At least 16 children were among the injured in the blast near a school bus at the Kakshal residential area in Peshawar, which is the capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Express TV reported.
10 dead, 20 injured in powerful car bomb blast in PeshawarMay 16th, 2009 PESHAWAR - At least ten persons including women and children were killed and twenty others were injured in a powerful car bomb blast in Peshawar on Saturday. The blast occurred on the busy Circular Road in the densely populated Berisco area at Kashkal.
Death toll in Pakistan suicide blast rises to 43December 28th, 2008 ISLAMABAD - The death toll in the suicide car bombing at a polling station in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) rose to 43 Monday even as a group identifying itself as Taliban Hamdard claimed responsibility for the attack, officials said. Rescue workers said that five more dead bodies were recovered Monday from the rubble of the school in Buner that was hit by a car loaded with explosives during a by-election in the district Sunday.
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