And for good measure

air vac·u·um (âr văk'yū-əm, -yūm, -yəm)
n., pl. -u·ums or -u·a (-yū-ə).

1. 1. Absence of matter caused by a bomb explosion.
   2. "not true".
   3. If your room is virtually airtight, and one electricity bulb bursts, it produces a big sound.
2. Bang created in buildings that are under high pressure.
3. A state of being sealed off from external or environmental influences; isolation.

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A hotel employee, Khurram Ahmed, told AFP: "It seems to be a bomb explosion. The bomb was apparently hidden in one of the flower pots near the entrance of the hotel. The blast was huge. It shook everyone in the hotel."

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said reports of a bomb were "not true".

"It was just an accident caused by short-circuiting and nothing else," he said.

Brigadier Javed Cheema of the interior ministry's national crisis management unit told AFP: "We haven't found any evidence that would suggest that it was an act of sabotage.

"The evidence indicates the blast was caused by short-circuiting. At the moment we rule out the possibility of any act of terrorism."

Brigadier Cheema said there could have been an air vacuum in the hotel.

"If your room is virtually airtight, even if one electricity bulb bursts, it produces a big sound," he said.

"These buildings are under high pressure so hence the bang was created."

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Here is another blast from the past:

Authoritative romours on demise of R-o-R

Misphortunately, we are told by CEO-Prejidant phor-life-until-lampost that nothing can pee done. Thij ij all rejult oph D1ck Cheney vijit to 'Pindi and demands.

Misinphormed newj media reborted that Cheney vijit was apout Talipan in Aphghan-e-stan. Thij ij hillaryaj. Talipan is main reajan that D1ck Cheney's corborate stock holdings are rijing while everypody elje's eej tanking. More and more orders coming in to D1ck's Bolished Mijjiles Inc (DBMI) phor 150mm Mark 30 MudHut Plaster Mijjiles at cheap $1.2M each, D1ck's Auto and Humvee Rebairs, D1ck's Recruiting Bosters Inc., etc. etc.

REAL reajon phor D1ck's arrival in 'Pindi was that CEO Gola summoned him. To demand closure/renaming oph R-o-R and Y-e-M. It had become known that brayers and AK-47 training was going down in Binori Madarssa because little Talipans were all logging on to internet and browjing some kufr phorum called PeeAref, and reading theej threadj phor the REAL culcharel nawlidj. ONLY source phor accurate (Bakistani) interbretashun oph real Bakistani Enlightened Nuclear Ijlam.

Maulavis comblaining. No one sleebing any more in long sermons apout "Death to Great Satan" - in fact no one prejent at all. No one going around looking angry at Great Satan or SDRE yindoos. Instead, all HABBY apout great advanjment oph SuberBower Bakistan. Bity phor declining Not-So-Great Satan and even love phor Yindoostan, at least phor Begum Mandy-e-Ra Pedi and Begum Sonee-al Gandy. Demand phor tickets on "Sam-Jhoota Exprej" very big, so very diphikult phor ISI Agent to get sleebar accomodashun, even with only one light, sloshing suitcase each.

Eeph this keebs ub, brosbekt phor D1ck-Musharraf Al-Lianj very dim. Taliban may simbly stay in Multan and browse the 'web. Esbeshally aphter rumor running rambant that bikchars of not-so-houris are availabal on internet phor phree. With faces UNCOVERED!!!

Brejident Gola rejeeved many pleats oph comblaint phrom Neglected Bakr-e-Pakistan who are threatening to phorm new bolitical barty. Very phrightening. NBePP can eejily win elecshuns, because M-e-M, MQM, PeePeePee, J-e-M, H-U-M, PML, and all other barties will vote phor candidates like

Brincejj Ayesha Sultana e- Multani

Begum Fowzul Hidaya e Peshawari, shown with face demurely covered ber brober custom

and Empress Meherunneesa Begum e Khyber

aljo bojing brobarly with face and other critical parts oph anatomy demurely covered.

NNN Investigative Rebort, philed Faisalabad Sundin, Safar 4, 1428.

Journalists rally for Rahnuma-o-Rahbar

Journalists rally to demand release of threads: protest renaming

Sulaiman bin Hidayah Al-Beshawari (Quetta wale, applkication pindi, patent pindi)

March 4,2007

Islamabad (NSN): Local and foreign journalists staged a demonstration in Islamabad on Thursday to demand the release of Y-e-M and R-o-R threads who have been languishing in the infamous trash can and lock-up. It is believed that the Y-e-M thread was handed over to the americans and taken to american detention center in Guantanamo.

Y-e-M was unceremoniously detained by government forces in January 2007 allegedly because of problems in its name when NSN reporters mounted a passioned campaign to raise the profile of Pakistan in the news media. Y-e-M and another thread, the R-o-R were attempting to re-enter pulbic limelight at the BRF.

Y-e-M transcripts were later transferred to U.S. custody from Quetta. Y-e-M has since been brought to the U.S. military facility in Guantanamo Bay, where it is being held.

Y-e-M has got one four year old fan and several keen NSN reporters waiting all the time for its return. Since then neither it was indicted or given any tangible relief. Journalists, holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans for Y-e-M release, and R-o-R unlocking gathered outside the building of Islamabad Press Club and chanted slogans against the United States.

The banners and placards carried were inscribed with slogans "Do not rename threads" and "Justice-the only dream for Y-e-M" and "R-o-R we are with you".

We are here to show solidarity with Y-e-M and his friend R-o-R, Shriva-e-Iman, NSN bureau chief told the demonstrators. Representatives of local journalist unions Sulaiman Bin Hidayah Al-Beshawari and Maulvi Mahdi also addressed the demonstration and condemned the years of detention of Y-e-M.