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Saudi Press Agency, Sep 07, 2010 / The second relief convoy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Campaign for Relief of Pakistani People left here today for Peshawar, consisting of 100 trucks laden with 25,000 food baskets.
Zee News, Sep 07, 2010 / Low-intensity bomb blasts rocked the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Peshawar on Monday though there were no casualties, police said.
CBS - WDBJ 7 - Roanoke VA, Sep 07, 2010 / A powerful suicide-bomb blast tore through a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani town of Kohat on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people — the latest in a string of attacks carried out by Islamic militants at a time when the government and security forces were struggling to cope with this summer's catastrophic floods.
Oroville Mercury-Register - Oroville CA, Sep 07, 2010 / PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing 11 women and children and one officer, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Sep 07, 2010 / The Vice Chancellor of a local leading university was kidnapped on Tuesday by unknown suspects at gun point in Peshawar, capital of Pakistans Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa province, said police and university officials.
People's Daily, Sep 07, 2010 / The vice chancellor of the Islamia College University in Peshawar, capital city of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was kidnapped by unknown people on the campus Tuesday morning, reported local media.
Sify, Sep 05, 2010 / Barbers in Sheikhan village, a suburb of Peshawar in Pakistan, have reportedly closed down their shops after receiving death threats from the Taliban, who have started re-emerging in the area.
AlertNet, Sep 04, 2010 / In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's provincial capital Peshawar, flour bags and tins of cooking oil bearing the logos of international aid agencies like the World Food Prgramme and USAID are openly on sale.
People's Daily, Sep 03, 2010 / The United States condemned two suicide attacks in Pakistani cities of Quetta and Peshawar which killed dozens, the White House said on Friday.
Pakistan Observer, Sep 03, 2010 / Peshawar—A couple of explosions one each at a worship place of Ahmadi's in Mardan and other targeting a police van in Peshawar left at least three people including a cop dead and wounded six others.
U.S. Department of State, Sep 03, 2010 / We strongly condemn the recent barbaric attacks on religious processions in Lahore and Quetta and on a place of worship in Mardan – near Peshawar.
DNA (Daily News & Analysis), Sep 03, 2010 / One person was killed and two others were injured when a suicide bomber targeted an Ahmedi mosque at Mardan in northwest Pakistan today, hours after a policeman was killed by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of the restive city of Peshawar.
New Kerala Dot Com, Sep 03, 2010 / A powerful explosion near a police van in Pakistan's Peshawar city left one policeman dead and three injured Friday, two days after horrific serial blasts in Lahore killed 35 people.
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz CA, Sep 03, 2010 / PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Police say a roadside bomb has killed a police officer and wounded three others in northwest Pakistan.
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Sep 03, 2010 / A policeman was killed and at least three others were wounded on Friday in a roadside bomb blast in Pakistani northern city of Peshawar, said police.
World Press, Sep 03, 2010 / One policemen was killed and three were injured when an explosion took place near a police van on Ring Road in Peshawar's Achini Bala area on Friday.
People's Daily, Sep 02, 2010 / At least one was killed and eight others injured in a handgrenade attack that took place Wednesday night in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, reported local media.
The Daily Record - Omaha NE, Sep 01, 2010 / Pakistan Jets Target Militant Hideouts 09/01 08:09 Pakistan army jets and helicopters targeted militant hide-outs near the Afghan border, killing 60 people identified as insurgents or their family members, including children, security officials and a witness said Wednesday.
Saudi Press Agency, Sep 01, 2010 / In line with the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah ibn Abdul-Aziz, and under the supervision of Prince Naif ibn Abdul-Aziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister, 24 trucks loaded with food materials were distributed in Peshawar, north west Pakistan.
The Daily Record - Omaha NE, Sep 01, 2010 / Pakistan Jets Target Militant Hideouts 09/01 06:47 Pakistan army jets and helicopters targeted militant hideouts near the Afghan border, killing 60 people identified as insurgents or their family members, including children, security officials and a witness said Wednesday.
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.
( Pekhawar/Peshawar, Hindko: Pishor, ), is the capital of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative centre (but not the capital) for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
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