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Harkatul Jehadul Islami Behind Marriott Blasts

By Gul Raiz • Sep 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The pattern of the Marriott Hotel suicide bombing in Islamabad suggests the possible involvement of the Harkatul Jehadul Islami (HUJI), led by Qari Saifullah Akhtar, and not the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), headed by Baitullah Mehsud, which was held responsible for most recent suicide bombings across Pakistan.
According to intelligence circles in Islamabad, which are probing the [...]



Salam and Salute to Security Guards At Marriott Hotel

By Muskan Hina • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

When the barbaric attack happened on the Marriott Hotel Islamabad, the rulers of this poor country were having a lavish ball in the President House, where the whole of leadership was enjoying the expensive meal in thousands of lights with no worries in the world. They were supposed to be in Marriott Hotel at that [...]



While Marriot at Islamabad was Burning

By A Khokar • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

While Marriot at Islamabad was engulfed in flames; I was sitting thousands of miles away from my home land– Pakistan and watching this horrific scenes on TV. Saddened and bemused; I remembered an old man, who belonged to an aristocrat German family. Prior to World War II, he owned a number of industries and estates.
It [...]



The Marriot Blast

By Asim • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Another barbaric act thrust upon poor citizens of Pakistan…People with their lives lost, injuries, and families in grief…
The whole psychological profile of us as a nation has been changed in past 9 years gradually. US government has to protect their interest and for that they will go to any lengths, whether to [...]



Great Security Lapse : Marriott Hotel Blast

By Fatima Tassaduq • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik, while talking to media, revealed that his ministry had received two days ago information regarding suicide attack on the Parliament House at the time of the president’s address. The security of the capital was beefed up and the surroundings of the Parliament House were declared as [...]



Pakistan’s 9/11

By Salman Mugsi • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

The horrendous attack on the Marriott Hotel Islamabad which resulted in massive death and loss is being termed as the 9/11 of Pakistan. First, it’s not the race of which blast and attack is more deadly and which is not, and secondly there have been more deadly and wide-scale attacks in Pakistan in different cities.
Just [...]



What Was Going on in the Marriott Hotel?

By Ali Yar Khan • Sep 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Marriott Hotel has now become a ghost house which was yesterday the most beautiful and prestigious hotels in the Islamabad. While the condemnation of the blasts and the deaths and the loss of property is going on from all the quarters, some intriguing news is also pouring in.
After the blast, mysteriously fire was started at [...]



Iranians defeat Yahoo Mail!

By Kourosh Ziabari • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

It occurred in November 2007 when the Yahoo governors attempted to remove the name of Iran from their supporting countries in signup page lists using the pretext that US imposed some sanctions on the country.
While it was already announced officially that the US exports to Iran has became tenfold despite of [...]



Profile of Hina Rabbani Khar

By Fatima Tassaduq • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Misc

Hina Rabbani Khar was born on January 19, 1977 in Multan. She has been elected for her first term as MNA. She is
politically affiliated with PML(Q). She also served as Minister of State for Economic Affairs Division, and was previously the Parliamentary Secretary for Economic Affairs and Statistics.
A businesswoman by profession, she graduated with [...]



Metro Cash and Carry in Pakistan

By Muskan Hina • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Misc

The coming of Metro Group of Germany in Pakistan is a very encouraging sign both for the investors and for the customers. As Metro Group intends to invest Rs. 20billion in the next two years in Pakistan, it would boost the morale of foreign investors. Metro intends to open 12 outlets in Pakistan in the [...]