19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan.
A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
The army is being criticized by local officials for the manner in which it launched the campaign.
Pakistan officials flagged the offensive in South Waziristan several months before it actually began, something Bilour claimed allowed the militants to escape and plan the current wave of terror.
“Unfortunately the announcement of the operation in Waziristan prior to the actual operation caused this problem,” he said. “They (the militants) are hiding in villages surrounding Peshawar and make their way in despite security.”
