Three Chitralis injured in Marriott blast

ISLAMABAD: According to reports gathered from different hospitals in the federal capital, no Chitrali has been killed in the suicide blast that hit the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening. However, three persons from the district are admitted to hospitals in the city. They are dentified as Inayat Ali, a resident of Booni, who is admitted to Pims' ICU. Bashir Hussain, of Bang in Yarkhun valley, admitted to Polyclinic but in a stable condition and Mir Akbar, a resident of Chuinj, admitted to Pims. He is also stated to be out of danger. Detailed checking of the bodies in various hospitals also showed there was no Chitrali among the dead. One person from Gilgit who worked in the hotel is also admitted to Polyclinic Hospital but his condition is also out of danger.
A large number of people from Chitral and the Northern Areas worked in the five-star hotel.
Over 50 people are reported killed and scores others injured in the blast which also destroyed the hotel building.
A large number of people stranded inside the building were evacuated safely, said the owner of the hotel Sadruddin Hashwani while talking to the media outside the burning hotel after the incident.
The blast occurred at about 7.40pm. Evewitnesses said a dumper truck laden with explosive material hit the boulders put at the entrance after which the vehicle exploded, killing about 30 people on the spot.
Ambulances and rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead and injured peorsons to different hospitals.