Lahore, Sept 22 : British Airways (BA) has suspended flights to Pakistan after Saturday’s Marriott Hotel suicide attack in Islamabad in which at least 60 people, including four foreigners, were killed and more than 200 dead.
The air services would remain suspended until September 29, the Daily Times quoted British authorities as saying.
However, Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General said that he had no information regarding the suspension of British air services.
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.
Lahore, Sept 22: The Pakistan Government must desist from attacking and killing the extremists in the tribal areas along the Afghanistan border, because the terrorists have time and again proved that they would retaliate with an equal and opposite force, spelling doom for the security forces or the innocent civilians, like Saturday’s massive blast on a hotel killing 60 people, the country’s former army chief Mirza Beg has said.
Karachi, Sept 22 : The Hindus living in Karachi have begun preparations for the forthcoming “Navratras”, the nine-day fasting period preceding Diwali scheduled to begin from October 1.
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.
New Delhi, Sept 22: Officials from India and Pakistan will meet here today to discuss the modalities for launching cross Line-of-Control (LoC) trade and other Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) related to Jammu and Kashmir.
