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Kohat
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Kohat , town (1981 pop. 55,832), N Pakistan, on the Kohat Toi River. The town, enclosed by a wall with 14 gates, is noted for its cotton fabrics and lungis. Kohat contains a 19th-century British fort built on the site of an old Sikh fortress.
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Protecting Bin Laden; Arabs in Pakistani Jail Defy U.S. Interrogators
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'Terrorists' on al Qaida mission die in shoot-out.(News)
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Pakistan's air force chief, wife among 17 killed in crash
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