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Old photos of unrelated blast attributed to Pakistan mosque bombing

Some social media users and media publications are using photos from a 2022 blast that claim to show the aftermath of the suicide bombing that killed at least 100 people in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday. We tell you where these photos are really from in this edition…

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Pakistan is roiled by multiple crises at once, with little end in sight

A storm of global issues, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has exposed and exacerbated Pakistan's political, economic and security fault lines.

WEKU

What is behind the rising violent attacks in Pakistan?

TTP has denied involvement in the Peshawar mosque blast, but officials say it has intensified attacks since November.

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Pakistan mosque bomber wore police uniform: Police chief

Pakistani police say the attacker was not checked as officers believed he was one of their own.

Al Jazeera

Suicide bomber who killed 101 in Pakistan mosque blast disguised himself as police officer

The bomber was not searched as police believed he was a colleague

Evening Standard

Pakistan mosque attacker wore police uniform, breached security - police chief

Pakistani police have identified the suicide bomber who attacked a mosque in Peshawar this week, the provincial police chief said on Thursday, adding that the attacker had breached security by wearing a police uniform.

Reuters

Is terrorism returning to Pakistan?

Earlier this week, a suicide blast ruptured the relative calm that had returned to Pakistan in recent years. The attack at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar killed more than 100 people and stunned many Pakistanis who thought the days of such horrific suicide bombings were long behind…

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Pakistan mosque blast: Security breach or negligence?

Questions abound over how someone managed to sneak in explosives and blow himself up inside Peshawar’s red zone.

Al Jazeera

Cannot rule out internal assistance for Pakistan mosque bombing -police

Major arrests have been made in connection with the Pakistan mosque bombing that killed over 100 people on Monday, Peshawar police chief Ijaz Khan told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Peshawar, the city of flowers, becomes epicenter of violence

The Pakistani city of Peshawar was once known as “the city of flowers” but has borne the brunt of rising militancy in the region for the past decades

The Independent UK

Pakistan mosque bombing survivors traumatised but undeterred

At least 100 people killed and more than 225 wounded in a suicide attack in the northwestern Pakistani city.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan mosque blast that killed 100 was 'revenge against police'

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - A suicide blast at a mosque inside a Pakistan police headquarters was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief said Tuesday, as rescue efforts ended with the death toll standing at 100.

AFP

49 boys drown in Pakistan boating accident

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Forty-nine children died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, police said Tuesday after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters.

AFP

Pakistan blames 'security lapse' for mosque bombing as death toll reaches 100

Pakistani authorities scrambled Tuesday to determine how a suicide bomber was able to carry out one of the country’s deadliest militant attacks in years, unleashing an explosion in a crowded mosque inside a highly secured police compound in the city of Peshawar. The death toll from the blast climbed to…

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Reuters

Factbox-Peshawar, Pakistan's 'city of flowers', long marred by militant violence

Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, where a suicide bomber attacked a crowded mosque during Monday prayers, has been marred by militant violence for decades.

AFP

Pakistan mosque blast that killed 95 was 'revenge against police'

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - A suicide blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan that killed more than 90 people was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

North-west Pakistan in grip of deadly Taliban resurgence

Misguided government efforts to rehabilitate militants have helped fuel recent terrorist activity

Al Jazeera

Death toll from Pakistan mosque bombing rises to 100

Most of those killed in the suicide bombing in Peshawar were police. More than 225 people were injured.

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AFP

More than 80 killed in Pakistan mosque blast

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Bodies were still being pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a mosque blast at a police headquarters in northwestern Pakistan that killed more than 80 people and wounded 150 more.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan Buries Mosque Blast Victims as Death Toll Passes 90

Distraught relatives thronged hospitals in Pakistan's Peshawar on Tuesday to look for their kin a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area of the city, killing more than 90 people, mostly policemen. The attack, in the Police Lines district follows a surge…

Reuters

Pakistan says mosque bomber wore police uniform, breached security on motorbike

The suicide bomber who killed more than 100 people at a mosque in a police compound in the Pakistan city of Peshawar this week wore a police uniform and entered the high security area on a motorbike, a provincial police chief said on Thursday.

AFP

More than 80 killed in Pakistan mosque blast targeting police

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Bodies were still being pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a mosque blast that targeted police officers in northwestern Pakistan, killing more than 80 people and wounding 150 more.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Pakistan Terror Attack

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the terrorist attack that targeted a crowded mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar. The Saudi Foreign Ministry underscored the Kingdom’s firm rejection of attacks against places of worship the terrorization of worshippers and the shedding of innocent blood. Saudi Arabia stands by the…

AFP

Police among 61 dead and 150 wounded in Pakistan mosque blast

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Police were among 61 people killed and 150 wounded in a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistan police headquarters on Monday, prompting the government to put the country on high alert.

AFP

Police among 47 dead and 150 wounded in Pakistan mosque blast

Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) - Police officers were among at least 47 killed and 150 wounded in a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistan police headquarters on Monday, prompting the government to put the country on high alert.

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