Most of the fatalities appeared to be drivers , who were waiting with their cars outside the Marriott , and hotel security guards , Geo TV 's Hamid Mir said . Pakistan : Truck loaded with more than a half - ton of explosives , official says . U.S. military says that soldiers assigned to Afghanistan among dead . Pakistani president says of Taliban : ` ` These people are not Muslims '' Police : Ivo Zdarek , Czech Republic 's ambassador to Pakistan , died in hotel bombing .
Pakistan : Truck loaded with more than a half - ton of explosives , official says . U.S. military says that soldiers assigned to Afghanistan among dead . Pakistani president says of Taliban : ` ` These people are not Muslims '' Police : Ivo Zdarek , Czech Republic 's ambassador to Pakistan , died in hotel bombing .