“A suspected car bomb ripped through a market near the home of a politician in central Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores including relatives of the lawmaker.
The blast in the Punjab province town of Dera Ghazi Khan was the latest in a series of attacks that have killed more than 500 people in Pakistan since October. The bloodshed has been blamed on militants avenging an army offensive against the Taliban in the northwest.”
(Pakistan ‘terrorist’ blast kills 20, buries dozens – Pakistan – msnbc.com)