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Pakistan hospital bomb kills many
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At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a hospital in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province.

The attack happened at midday as Shia Muslims gathered at the hospital in Dera Ismail Khan district to mourn a local leader who had been shot dead.

There was also more fighting between militants and soldiers in the Bajaur district on the Afghan border.

The violence comes a day after Pervez Musharraf resigned as president.

Two police officers were believed to be among the dead and at least 24 other people were injured, police said.

The attack took place outside the hospital's emergency centre, where mourners had gathered after the body of local Shia leader Zaffar Jajjee was brought in.

Police officials say the suicide bomber blew himself up in a dense crowd.

An emergency was declared at the hospital and a tight security cordon thrown around the compound.

Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for the militant group Tehrik-e-Taleban Pakistan, told the BBC Urdu service that it had carried out the attack.

"We have carried out the attack in retaliation for the government's actions in Bajaur," he said.

"Musharraf may be gone but his policies remain."

Over the last three weeks, 15 people have been killed in Dera Ismail Khan in drive-by sectarian shootings.

Almost all are blamed on the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Pakistan's deadliest militant group, which is known to have close links to al-Qaeda and the Taleban.

The current situation in Pakistan needs solid steps towards Peace Activities & stress upon the Government of Pakistan to Control Extremist Islamic militants. Its the duty of Pakistani Government to provide Peace & safty to General public.

August 19, 2008 | 8:06 PM Comments  0 comments

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