City of Peshawar ‘bearing brunt of rising militancy in region over decades’

Family members of the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing weep as they take part in a march denouncing militant attacks and demanding peace in the country in Peshawar (AP)

The Pakistani city of Peshawar is reeling after one of the country’s most devastating militant attacks in years, in which 101 people died and 225 were injured after a suicide bomber hit a mosque in the city’s main police compound.

Analysts say Monday’s carnage, with most of the victims being police, is the legacy of decades of flawed policies by Pakistan and the United States.