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Taliban bombs sap Pakistan party spirit FEATURE 01/14/2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Taliban bombs sap Pakistan party spirit



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01/14/2010

PESHAWAR — When Sara Qaiser celebrated her wedding, her dream day was attended by armed guards and guests who had been frisked by Pakistani soldiers.

Gripped by fear of bomb attacks, her family whittled down guest numbers to avoid the attention of militants and relocated the nuptials from a picturesque park that they worried was too insecure.

As suicide attacks and bombings by the Taliban and other Islamist radicals become more deadly, Pakistanis are reluctantly adapting their lives and scaling down events to lessen the threat to loved ones.... MORE


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