Above: Tribesmen Bombed in Pakistan A bomb kills 42 as terrorists attack a tribal peace assembly near a government checkpoint in Darra Adam Khel in Pakistan. 58 others were wounded. Among the dead was Maulana Sabir Afridi, convener of the jirga. Pictured above: other tribesmen return to the blast site. The tribal assembly or jirga was between the Zarghum Khel, Akhurwal, Sheraki, Bosti Khel and Toor Chapper tribes. They were going to discuss the formation of a military force or Lashkar to help them ... Read More

Above: Benazir Bhuto Two suspects had already confessed Wednesday that they armed the suicide bomber that killed Benazir Bhutto. Hasnain Gul and Rafaqat were part of a team of five men who were behind the former prime minister’s assassination. Investigators named a certain Karamullah as one of the two remaining suspects who are still at large. The fifth member, of course, was the suicide bomber himself. They identified the bomber by two aliases, Saeed and Bilal. Lead investigator Chaudhry Abdul Majeed said that these ... Read More

Above: Child from Pakistan The men took the captives in Bannu district, North West Frontier Province (Warzistan), after fleeing police. We are advised that these criminals are not officially affiliated with any known terrorist or military organisation. They negotiated the childrens release with the tribal council in the area (Jirga). Local Tv reports say that the hostage takers only released the children after they were promised safe passage. These militants initially took a health official and his driver but when followed by ... Read More