Pakistan: Truck blast kill sdozens as MPs elect new president
An explosives-packed pick-up truck blew up a police security checkpoint in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens more, a day after a foiled militant kidnap attempt led to another 24 deaths in the volatile region.
The suicide attack occurred on the outskirts of Peshawar as MPs across the country voted to elect Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of murdered ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto, as the new president. Mr Zardari has vowed to be tough on militancy.
