Perkins-Tino Bare: Lest We Forget The Pakistan Terror

Perkins-Tino Bare: Lest We Forget The Pakistan Terror: By Perkins-Tino Bare It was 6 years ago, to be more precise it was on the 3rd of March in 2009 when 12 gunmen who were hiding near Liberty...

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