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Car bomb kills 92 in Pakistan market

AFP, Peshawar
A huge car bomb ripped through a bustling market in the northwestern city of Peshawar yesterday killing at least 92 people and underscoring the scale of the extremist threat facing Pakistan.
The explosion detonated in a crowded street in the Meena Bazaar just hours after US Secretary Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan to bolster the two countries' troubled alliance against Taliban and al-Qaeda militants.
Doctors at Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital said most of the dead were women and children, as a routine day out shopping in the city’s main bazaar ended in horror.
We have received 93dead bodies, 213 people were injured, we are facing a shortage of blood," Doctor Hamid Afridi, head of the hospital told AFP as staff declared an emergency.
Hillary, vowing new investments while fending off fierce Pakistani criticism of US policies, expressed solidarity after one of the nuclear-armed state's deadliest ever attacks.
The United States stands "should to shoulder" with Pakistan's people, she said, condemning the "tenacious and brutal extremist groups who kill innocent people and terrorise communities".
We will give you the help that you need,' Hillary told an Islamabad news conference.
The bomb in Peshawar, which lies on the edge of the tribal areas where the Pakistani military is battling extremist militants on several fronts, trapped people under pulverised shops.
Flames leapt out of burning wreckage and smoke billowed in the air as one building collapsed into dust and rubble. Police evacuated panicked residents from the smouldering wreckage and firemen hosed down the flames.
It was a car bomb. Some people are still trapped in a building. We are trying to rescue them," bomb disposal official Shafqat Malik told reporters.
Doctor Muslim Khan said: "There are body parts. There are people. There are burnt people. There arc dead bodies. There arc wounded. ”
Hillary is the most senior US official to visit since US President Barack Obama put Pakistan at the heart of the fight against al-Qaeda and made the war in neighbouring Afghanistan a top priority.
"We are turning a page on what has been in the last several years primarily a security, anti-terrorist agenda," Hillary told reporters travelling with her.
"It remains a very high priority. But we also recognise that it's imperatiye that we broaden our engagement with Pakistan," she added, pledging that the United States wanted to "strengthen democracy" and civilian institutions.
Her arrival comes at a critical juncture for Pakistan, where a rising number of audacious attacks has shown al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked extremists can target anyone at anytime.
The Pakistan-US alliance can be uneasy particularly among the general public in both countries. The United States, which is heavily committed in Afghanistan, relies on Pakistan for regional stability and to fight militants.
Pakistan, whose cash-strapped government presides over a battered economy, relies on US cash and weapons to fight against extremism and militancy.
Hillary acknowledged there can be "misunderstand-1 n g " and "miscommunications", but stressed that the Obama administration was commit- ted to building a long-term relationship with the troubled country’.
The United States is keen to bolster the civilian government, whose relations with the powerful military have been fraught, following on from a massive 7.5 billion dollar non-military aid package already signed into law.
The military’ and political opposition slammed the package - designed to help Pakistan fight Islamist insurgency by building schools, training police and strengthening democracy -- for allegedly violating Pakistan's sovereignty.
Hillary said she was "concerned" by the opposition and reiterated that the bill imposed no conditions on Pakistan, pledging further assistance.
"We will be making some announcements about some of the investments we are making with Pakistan on the civilian side," she added referring to jobs, reliable sources of energy, education and healthcare.
Around 30,000 troops are pressing an assault against Pakistani Taliban fighters holed up in South Waziristan, part of the tribal belt on the Afghan border where US officials say al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on the West.
Hillary said it was "important to recognise the high price the Pakistanis are paying” in the war on Islamist militancy.