Like the Marriot in Lahore, the Peshawar Pearl Continental was regarded as an oasis by expatriate diplomats and aid workers, by foreign correspondents, and by upper-class Pakistanis, writes Shakira Hussein.
Peshawar suicide bombing
Peshawar bombing: eyewitness accounts
BBC readers in Peshawar send in their accounts of the blast.
Massive hotel bomb further erodes security
The hotel suicide bombing in Peshawar further weakens the city’s security, making it a prime target for the Taliban.
A timeline of militant attacks in Pakistan
Reuters wrap the year so far in major terror attacks in Pakistan.
