On 1 January seven charity workers, six of them women, were shot dead in the Swabi area.

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The hustings, organised by The Times newspaper and the charity Sustrans, shows how high cycle safety has shot up the political agenda.

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Unidentified gunmen shot dead seven Pakistani employees of a Christian charity in Karachi in Pakistan .

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