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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Pakistan northwest of Lahore. It has long been strategically important for its proximity to the Khyber Pass.
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- proper noun The capital of
North West Frontier Province , Pakistan, situated nearFederally Administered Tribal Areas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bombing that killed three people and wounded 17 outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar has underscored ...
Derrick Crowe: Afghanistan Escalation Will (and Should) Hurt Congressional Democrats in 2010 2009
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PESHAWAR: An active worker set a blaze himself as protest against the disqualification of the chief of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz group (PMLN) ex-Prime Minister Mian Nawaz sharif and his youngster brother Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a protest rally held in historical place Chowk Yadgar of Peshawar.
PMLN worker set a blaze himself; 19 myers resigned as protest against Sharifs disqulification 2009
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PESHAWAR: Grand Jirga of Haleemzai tribe belongs to Mohmand Agency, fedrally administered tribal area, situated in north of Peshawar, capital of North West Frontier Province held today.
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PESHAWAR: PESCO has increased the duration of load-shedding from six hours to eight hours in Peshawar and adjoining areas.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Pakistan: Power cut durations increased in Peshawar 2009
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bombing that killed three people and wounded 17 outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar has underscored ...
John L. Esposito: Tom Friedman on Muslims and Terrorism: Getting it Wrong Again 2009
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bombing that killed three people and wounded 17 outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar has underscored ...
Leon T. Hadar: The Moral Hazard of U.S. Global Interventions 2009
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A suicide bomber attacked Pakistani police guarding a protest rally against power cuts in the city of Peshawar on Monday killing 23 people, police and government officials said.
arabnews - frontpage 2010
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PESHAWAR: An explosion struck Monday near a school run by a police foundation in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said.
News AFP 2010
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan - An explosion struck Monday near a school run by a police foundation in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, police said.
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PESHAWAR: Militants exploded four bombs in quick succession on Monday close to the US Consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police and witnesses said.
News Associated Press 2010
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