Blast kills 36 in Peshawar; Taliban claim responsibility

A suicide bomber attacked a funeral procession in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday killing at least 36 people and wounding over 50, DawnNews quoted senior minister Bashir Bilour as saying.

Security forces kill six militants in Orakzai

Dozens of militants attacked a security forces patrol in the Orakzai tribal region, sparking a gun battle that left six insurgents dead, security sources said.

Firing near US consulate in Pakistan

Suspected militants attacked army buildings near the US consulate in Pakistan's northwestern capital Peshawar on Saturday, police said.

46 killed in Pak attacks, US consulate targeted

Smoke billows following a huge bomb blast in Peshawar yesterday. Six people, including four attackers, were killed when heavily armed militants in two vehicles tried to storm the US consulate in Peshawar yesterday Militants armed with guns, grenades and suicide car bombs targeted the US consulate in Pakistan’s northwestern capital yesterday and hit a political rally, killing 46 people.