Terror is stalking the land, nothing can be more symbolic than the Marriot bombing of Sep 20. In the first flush some have compared it to 9/11, maybe not on the scale but certainly in relevance, given that it took place on a special day for Pakistan. Within Islamabad's high security zone, security measures were at their highest level. The timing (and the route) took into account the grey hour after Iftar. Give the devil his due, and that is not a pun, the penetration was exceedingly well planned.
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