US Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard HolbrookePakistani Refugees Are 'Major, Major Crisis': Holbrooke -- AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — US envoy Richard Holbrooke called Wednesday for refugees from the combat zone in western Pakistan to be allowed to return home as soon as possible in order to end a "major, major crisis."
Holbrooke, the envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, also said US diplomat William Burns handed the Indian government overnight Tuesday a letter from President Barack Obama as both countries consulted on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Rescue workers carried the body of a man found in the wreckage of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar on Wednesday, the morning after a truck bombing killed at least 16 people. Adrees Latif/ReutersMore News On Pakistan
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Another consequence of the Peshawar bombing -- Foreign Policy Blog
Pakistan: Massive hotel bomb further erodes security -- Christian Science Monitor
Attack on Pakistan hotel fuels anger with Taliban -- Reuters
US envoy cites growing refugee crisis in Pakistan -- AP
US Envoy Says Public Opinion Swings Against Taliban in Pakistan -- Voice of America
Changing attitudes in Pakistan? -- MSNBC
Aid groups warn of massive Pakistan funding shortfall -- ABC News (Australia)
UN halts operations in NWFP after PC blast -- Dawn
23 more militants killed in NW Pakistan operation -- China View
Pakistan puts down 70 militants in NWFP -- Press TV
'Many militants dead' in Pakistan -- BBC