Thousands fear hunger after Pakistan bombing

Monday, December 27, 2010

KHAR, Pakistan -- Some 300,000 desperately poor villagers impoverished by fighting in Pakistan's tribal belt are scrambling to feed themselves after a female suicide bomber killed 45 people outside a World Food Program food distribution center, triggering a district-wide suspension of the relief project.

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