Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims ambushed in gun attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Tensions escalated in Pakistan's restive northwest as protestors chanted anti-government slogans on November 22 following funeral prayers for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen the previous day.

The victims were traveling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of Parachinar to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when gunmen ambushed