In Pakistan, at least fifty-three people died on Saturday after a massive explosion devastated the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. Over 250 people were wounded. The explosion occurred when a truck packed with over 1,300 pounds of explosives rammed into the hotel. About a dozen foreigners were killed in the blast, including the Czech ambassador and two Pentagon employees. Officials say Pakistan’s president, prime minister and military chiefs were supposed to have been holding a meeting in the hotel at the time but they changed the venue of the meeting at the last minute. The attack is seen by many as a warning from Islamist militants over the Pakistani government’s cooperation with the United States. On Tuesday, Pakistan’s new President Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to meet with President Bush.