Rescue workers collect evidence at the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar
Rescue workers collect evidence at the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar January 23, 2014. At least six people were killed and eight injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded in a vehicle at a car workshop in Peshawar, according to local media citing superintendent Rahim Shah. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
A security official stands near a damaged car at the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar
A security official stands near a damaged car at the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar January 23, 2014. At least six people were killed and eight injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded in a vehicle at a car workshop in Peshawar, according to local media citing superintendent Rahim Shah. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)
Shi'ite Muslim child holds placard as during protest along with others, to condemn killings of Tuesday night's bomb attack on a bus in Karachi
A Shi'ite Muslim child holds a placard as during a protest along with others, to condemn the killings of Tuesday night's bomb attack on a bus, in Karachi January 23, 2014. On Tuesday, a bomb targeting a bus killed 24 Shi'ite pilgrims, many of them women and children. Such sectarian attacks are increasingly common in Pakistan, where Shi'ites make up 20 percent of the 180 million people. Placard reads, "I will follow your command (Imam) Hussein (Prophet Mohammad's grandson)". REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: RELIGION CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW)
COLUMN-Dooming the Syria talks before they begin
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A security official stands while checking residents, travelling in a vehicle with their belongings and fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, enter Bannu
A security official stands while checking residents, travelling in a vehicle with their belongings and fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, enter Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province January 22, 2014. Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters attacked suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing up to 40 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. It was the first time the air force has resorted to fighter jets in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Air strikes also hit the nearby tribal region of Kurram. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TRANSPORT)
Families sit at the back of a van with their belongings, while fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, as they enter Bannu
Families sit at the back of a van with their belongings, while fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, as they enter Bannu located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province January 22, 2014. Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters attacked suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing up to 40 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. It was the first time the air force has resorted to fighter jets in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Air strikes also hit the nearby tribal region of Kurram. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)
Supporters of Pakistan People's Party chant slogans during protest to condemn Tuesday's killings of three polio vaccination workers, in Karachi
Women supporters of political party Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chant slogans during a protest to condemn Tuesday's killings of three polio vaccination workers, in Karachi January 22, 2014. Police arrested more than 100 suspects after three polio eradication workers, including two women, were shot dead by armed men on motorcycles during a vaccination drive on Tuesday in Qayyumabad, eastern Karachi, local media reported. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW HEALTH)
Women supporters Pakistan People's Party chant slogans during protest to condemn Tuesday's killings of three polio vaccination workers, in Karachi
Women supporters of political party Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chant slogans during a protest to condemn Tuesday's killings of three polio vaccination workers, in Karachi January 22, 2014. Police arrested more than 100 suspects after three polio eradication workers, including two women, were shot dead by armed men on motorcycles during a vaccination drive on Tuesday in Qayyumabad, eastern Karachi, local media reported. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW HEALTH)