On Tuesday, militants stormed the gates of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshwar, Pakistan, where they detonated explosives that killed at least 11 people. A Worldfocus contributing blogger in Karachi reacts to the recent violence.
All Posts Tagged With: "suicide bombings"
Perspectives
June 10, 2009
Pakistanis in shock after deadly hotel bombing
Blogwatch
April 24, 2009
Wave of new violence questions security progress in Iraq
On Friday, for a second day in a row, the Iraqi capital of Baghdad was hit with a devastating bombing attack.These latest attacks have raised new concerns about the abilities of Iraq's security forces. General David Petraeus cautioned that progress in Iraq continues to be fragile and reversible.
Audio
October 10, 2008
Suicide bombers on the rise in Pakistan
There have been 28 bombings killing over 471 people in Pakistan since the beginning of the year -- more deaths than either Iraq or Afghanistan.
Video
October 9, 2008
New report warns of fleeting security in Iraq
Warren Strobel of McClatchy Newspapers discusses a new intelligence report suggesting security gains in Iraq may be temporary.
