Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has strongly condemned the blast that took place inside a seminary in Dir Colony Peshawar and said that perpetrators of this inhuman act would soon be brought to justice. He directed the hospitals’ managements to provide best possible treatment facilities to the injured.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, the Chief Minister expressed profound grief over the loss of precious lives and prayed for the speedy and complete recovery of the injured. He said that targeting the innocent children was a highly deplorable and cruel act. The police were thoroughly investigating the incident from all aspects, and hoped the perpetrators involved in this inhuman act would soon be brought to justice. He also expressed solidarity with families of the victims and said the government equally shares their grief in this critical time.
Meanwhile, it is reported that Governor Gilgit Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon and caretaker Chief Minister Mir Afzal Khan strongly condemned the blast in Madrasa of Peshawar in which more than 7 people were martyred and more than 72 others were wounded. Both governor and Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan expressed deep sorrow over the loss of madrasas’ students life and extended sympathy to bereaved families and lauded their sacrifices in the fight against terrorism.
They said that brutal acts of the terrorism cannot deter people of Pakistan and the nation in taking the fight to its logical conclusion. Our resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism cannot be shaken, they added.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour Shaukat Yousafzai Tuesday strongly condemned cowardly terrorist attack that has targeted children and religious seminary in Dir Colony Peshawar. Talking to a private news channel, while condemning the incident, KP Minister said Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had summoned a meeting to discuss the security situation.
He revealed that Quetta and Peshawar were on threat alert following which security had been heightened. Yousufzai said the seminary staff and children were soft targets. ‘Terrorists always aim for soft targets. This area has been peaceful for a long time,’ he said. He also extended heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the families of victims and prayers for early recovery for those injured in the incident. ‘Our thoughts and prayers are also with the people in this hour of grief,’ he added. Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information Technology (IT), Kamran Bangash here Tuesday said terrorists have again targeted innocent students in Peshawar.
