South Asia Features

In Pictures: 'Pakistan Peshawar Bomb Blast'

By James Wray Oct 28, 2009, 16:23 GMT

People rush injured victims to hospitals, at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

People recover bodies at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

Smoke rises from the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

A relative of a woman who died in a powerful bomb blast, reacts outside a hospital in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

Relatives of a person who died in a powerful bomb blast, react outside a hospital in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

People recover copies of the holy Koran, from the debris of shops, destroyed after a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

People remove the wreckage of an auto rickshaw at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

Bodies of the victims of bomb blast are brought to a mortuary of a local hospital in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

Women who were injured in a powerful bomb blast, leave the scene of the blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

Women who were injured in a powerful bomb blast leave the site of the blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

People gather at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB

An injured girl is rushed to a hospital at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 50 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/STR

Flames rise from the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan, 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/STR

Firefighters try to extinguish fire at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 28 October 2009. At least 50 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/STR

People rush injured victims to hospitals, at the scene of a powerful bomb blast in Peshawar the capital of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan, 28 October 2009. At least 70 people, mostly women and children were killed and some 150 people injured, on October 28 in Peshawar when a powerful bomb ripped through a busy market. EPA/ARSHAD ARBAB