The news came just hours after the US secretary of state touched Pakistani soil.
A massive bomb blast in the north western city of Peshawar, in a central market place. I have visited that marketplace on many occasions. It's a rabbit warren of tiny streets, shops stacked up on each other, traders touting their wares, each one with a better price than the others.
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