http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:23:49Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/9/14412/65322 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/pearlpakistan.jpg" class="top"> <p>Some very, very sad news to report. According to CNN, a bomb exploded just outside the luxury <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Pearl+Continental+Peshawar/ian/116362">Pearl Continental Hotel</a></b> in the Pakistani city of Peshawar today, killing at least five people and wounding at least 25 more. <p><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/09/pakistan.hotel/?iref=hpmostpop">CNN.com </a>reports: <blockquote><p> Peshawar bomb disposal squad Inspector Hukam Khan confirmed soon after the explosion that a car bomb caused the destruction.</p></blockquote> <p> Peshawar is the capital of North West Frontier Province, which has suffered a spate of bombings on civilian targets in the wake of the Pakistani military's ongoing military offensive against Taliban militants. </p></blockquote> <P>Eerily, the media is reporting that Pearl Continental is actually owned by the same group as the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Islamabad/ian/131537">Marriott Islamabad</a></b>, where Jenna 2009-06-09T14:31:07-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/