London - British Airways (BA) has suspended flights from London to Islamabad following the massive bomb blast in the Pakistani capital, a spokesman said Monday.

Islamabad, Sept 22 : The Saturday’s suicide bombing attack on a hotel in Islamabad could be the beginning of a fresh wave of attacks targeting the country’s large cities, feel Pakistani security and intelligence officials.

At least 60 people had died and more than 200 were injured in the attack, which reduced the five-star hotel’s building to ashes within a few hours. It has been likened by politicians and security officials to the New York attacks in 2001.

The bombing has sparked a security rethink for all of Pakistan’s biggest urban areas, reported the Financial Times.

“This attack could be the beginning of a [new] terror campaign,” the paper quoted one senior Pakistani intelligence official as saying.

Islamabad, Sept 22 : A day after Saturday’s massive bomb blast at Hotel Marriott, Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani has reportedly vowed to eliminate terrorism from his country by defeating the extremist forces.

Condemning the bomb attack, the General said the Army stood with the Pakistani nation in its resolve to fight terrorism.

Islamabad, Sept 22: Both former and current Pakistani security officials have indicated that Saturday’s hotel blast in Islamabad was a joint handiwork of Al Qaeda and Taliban. They said that Waziristan was fast developing into a terror zone where tribals were giving refuge to terrorists, including Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and his deputy Az-Zawahiri.

Islamabad, Sept 21: In the aftermath of Saturday’s suicide attack on Marriott Hotel killing around 60 people, foreigners living in Pakistan fear for their lives and are said to be planning to leave for their respective home countries.

Many who had dismissed these smaller attacks are now considering leaving. “I’ll be speaking to my boss tomorrow,” said an unidentified Briton who has worked in Islamabad for a Pakistani firm for several years.

Islamabad, Sept 22 : The Marriott Hotel, which was reduced to ashes in Saturday’s massive suicide attack detonated by around 1000 kg RDX, will be rebuilt within three months at an estimated cost of Rs 60-70 crore, its owner Sadruddin Hashwani said here last evening.

He assured his staff, around 1000 in numbers, would be rendered jobless during this period and will get their regular salaries.