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The Chief Minister inquired about the health of 68 under treatment patients and talked intimately to elders patients in the hospital.

Business

Heirs of all Shuhadas Timergra have been given financial assistance

Peshawar: Heirs of all Shuhadas and injured have been given financial assistance worth 3, 3 lakhs and 1, 1 lakh rupees respectively.

by KhyberWatch Network in Pakistan on 07/04/2010

Peshawar: ANP workers condoles death of party workers in Dir.

Arts & Entertainment

Minister Addresses the Suicide Attack in Timergara

Provincial Minister for Sports and Culture, Syed Aqil Shah, addresses the tragic Suicide Attack in Timergara district during a rally of the Awami...

by KhyberWatch Network in Pakistan on 07/04/2010

The town of Timargara where the suicide bomb blast took place.

Society

Beauty, Beasts and Bombs

Taliban carried out a suicide bomb attack on Monday killing 45 and wounding over 100 during an ANP meeting in nearby Timargara. These pictures...

by Khalid Hussain in Pakistan on 06/04/2010

BREAKING NEWS

07/04/2010 - Heirs of all Shuhadas Timergra have been given financial assistance - Pakistan - Peshawar: Heirs of all Shuhadas and...
07/04/2010 - Minister Addresses the Suicide Attack in Timergara - Pakistan - Provincial Minister for Sports and...
06/04/2010 - Beauty, Beasts and Bombs - Pakistan - Taliban carried out a suicide bomb...
05/04/2010 - 54 killed suicide attack on ANP rally - Pakistan - Peshawar; 54 people are confirmed dead...
27/12/2009 - Swarri Market for the Buner Internally Displaced (IDPs) - Pakistan - Life is slowly returning to normal in...
27/04/2009 - Pakistan's Uncertain Future - 13 Children Killed By Toy Bomb - Pakistan - The news of martyring thirteen innocent...

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Heirs of all Shuhadas Timergra have been given financial assistance
Peshawar: Heirs of all Shuhadas and injured have been given financial assistance worth 3, 3 lakhs and 1, 1 lakh rupees respectively.
Minister Addresses the Suicide Attack in Timergara
Provincial Minister for Sports and Culture, Syed Aqil Shah, addresses the tragic Suicide Attack in Timergara district during a rally of the Awami National Party. Peshawar, Pakistan. 07/...
Beauty, Beasts and Bombs
Taliban carried out a suicide bomb attack on Monday killing 45 and wounding over 100 during an ANP meeting in nearby Timargara. These pictures contrast the natural beauty of the area wi...
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