Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- October 9, 2009

Pakistani security officials inspect the wreckage of the vehicle used in the Peshawar bombing.
(EPA / October 9, 2009)


Car Bomb In Peshawar Market Kills 49 -- L.A. Times

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide car bomb attack tore through a bustling market in the northwest city of Peshawar today, killing 49 people in a blast that demonstrated militants' ability to strike virtually at will in the country's major cities.

The explosion occurred at the Khyber Bazaar in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's violence-wracked Northwest Frontier Province. Authorities said more than 100 people were wounded, at least 15 of them critically.

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Suicide bomb kills at least 49 in Pakistan market -- The Age
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Bombing in Peshawar Leaves Dozens Dead, More Than 100 Wounded -- Washington Post
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In pictures: Peshawar market blast -- BBC

Militants torch NATO vehicles in Pakistan: police -- AFP
Nato lorries torched in Pakistan -- BBC
Militants torch more NATO trucks in Pakistan -- Press TV

Army awaiting US resources to begin Waziristan offensive: FM -- Daily Times
Pakistan arrests suspected mastermind behind U.N. strike -- CNN
Pakistan-based group suspected in Indian Embassy bombing -- McClatchy News

Pakistani foreign minister urges open mind on U.S. aid bill -- Reuters
Pakistan's army objects publicly to conditions on U.S. aid -- McClatchy News
Pakistan's Military Riled by the Kerry-Lugar Bill -- World Politics Review

Recent Pakistani offensives against militants -- Yahoo News/AP
Q+A - Pakistan's battle with the Taliban -- Reuters

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