Thursday, October 29, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- October 29, 2009

Security officials try to keep onlookers away as fire rages from buildings in the aftermath of a bomb explosion in Peshawar. Photo from The Daily Mail.

Blast Eclipses Clinton's Pakistan Visit -- Washington Post

Attack kills at least 100, draws focus away from secretary's mission.

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- The deadliest bombing in Pakistan in two years quickly overshadowed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's first official visit here Wednesday, drawing attention away from her goal of promoting a broad U.S.-Pakistan relationship based on more than the shared fight against terrorism.

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More News On Pakistan

Clinton, Pakistani students in intense exchange -- Yahoo News/AP
Clinton Takes On Anti-American Sentiment In Pakistan -- Radio Free Europe
Clinton defends Pakistani military offensive -- CBC

Car Bomb in Northwest Pakistan Kills 100 -- Voice of America
Deadly Pakistan Attack Hits Market Filled With Women -- L.A. Times
Peshawar blast signals switch to civilian targets -- Globe And Mail

Pakistan drone war takes a toll on militants -- and civilians -- CNN
US Quietly Speeds Aid for Pakistani Drives on Taliban -- New York Times
U.S. Reportedly Rushes Aid for Pakistani Assaults on Taliban -- FOX News

Taliban Stage Pair of Bloody Raids -- Wall Street Journal
Pakistan's 'fanatical' Uzbek militants -- BBC
Pakistan army targets Uzbek base -- BBC
FACTBOX: The battle in Pakistan's South Waziristan -- Reuters
As 96 die in Taliban bomb blast, down in gun alley, business has never been better -- The Daily Mail

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