Body of Czech envoy found in bombed Pakistani hotel

Islamabad: Rescuers on Sunday retrieved the body of Czech Republic's envoy to Pakistan Ivo Zdarek from the wreckage of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, officials said.

The hotel was attacked by a suicide bomber late on Saturday night.

The death was confirmed by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Czech embassy only confirmed that the envoy had been missing since Saturday.

A security official said the body of the ambassador has been handed over to the Czech mission.