The killing of United Nations officials at the lone five star hotel of Peshawar has hampered the relief operation for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) as majority of the UN officials and representatives of other donor agencies have left Peshawar in the haste. Observers in Peshawar described the bombing at the PC hotel where mostly the foreigners have been staying as the 9/11 of North West Frontier Province. Now the provincial government will find hard to provide relief to the IDPs. According to a rough estimate some three million people have been displaced due to the army operation against terrorists in tribal areas and Malakand region.
There are reports of killing of several UN officials in the blast. A report said that the United States had hired upper portion of the hotel for opening consulate in the region. It is not yet clear as who was targetted in the attack, but the terrorists have succeeded in their mission of creating terror and fear in the region.
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