Panic grips twin cities after blast at Marriott Hotel
Terror strikes heart of capital
By Sajjad Malik
ISLAMABAD: Panic blanketed the capital city Saturday evening after a huge suicide blast almost destroyed the Marriott Hotel giving it the look of some derelict building.
The hotel is located in the high security zone,... 
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Rescuers work in the dark as fire rages
By Atif Khan
ISLAMABAD: The deadly attack on Marriott Hotel was an acid test for security agencies and civic services to tackle such tragedies with concerted efforts. Pathetically they have flunked it straightaway.
Forensic experts told Daily Times that the blast left a 17-feet...
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Emergency at twin city hospitals
ISLAMABAD: A state of emergency was declared at the Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) aKa Polyclinic and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) – the two major hospitals of the capital city – soon after the Marriott hotel bombing.
Ambulances of Capital Development Authority (CDA),...
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Eight injured, one body brought to Pindi hospitals
RAWALPINDI: Emergency was declared at Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Hospital (BBSH) minutes after the Marriott Hotel bombing. Two injured Aslam, 50, and Dr Humaira, 25 and body of Javed, 37, was brought to the HFH. Dr Nadeem, HFH Chief Medical Officer, told Daily Times that...
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Traders condemn attack
ISLAMABAD: The business community of the federal capital has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack on a five star local hotel on Saturday. Traders demanded that the government tighten security at the entry points of the city. Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Muhammad...
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Army, rangers start patrolling capital
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Security in the federal capital was beefed up on Saturday after a suicide blast at Marriott Hotel in which 60 people were killed and dozens injured.
According to a senior police official, soon after the blast army and rangers were called in to keep situation...
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Entry to capital free for all
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has long been hotbed for terrorist activities but the police seemed preferring looking the other way, which came to light by the public concern on ‘no thorough checking’ of vehicles and people on the entry points to the city. The panicked citizens told Daily Times on Saturday...
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