In Pakistan, at least 95 people were killed and over 200 injured when a car bomb ripped through a crowded market in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday. Several buildings caught fire and collapsed due to the powerful blast that occurred in the congested Peepal Mandi area of the city shortly after 1 pm. The Meena Bazar, a market exclusively for women, bore the brunt of the blast, with many injured and dead including women and children. The explosion sparked a major fire and white smoke billowed over the city. The blast occurred hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad on her maiden official visit.