Following the horrific suicide bombing at a mosque, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on the nation to shun its differences and fight the scourge of terrorism.
\nThe PM made the appeal while chairing an apex committee meeting at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor House in Peshawar. The meeting was being attended by the chief of army staff, chief ministers of all provinces and other senior officials.
\nAddressing the meeting, PM Shehbaz said that the meeting was called to deliberate on terrorism and find solutions to the scourge of terrorism.
\n\u201cOn Monday, a ghastly suicide attack martyred over 100 people and we are here to show solidarity with the families of those affected by the attack,\u201d said the premier. He added that the attack was \u201cvery unfortunate\u201d but also noted that the attacker reached the mosque after passing through the check post in Police Lines.
\n\u201cAfter APS, this was the most distraught incident that has taken place in the city. The nation is asking that after the elimination of terrorism a few years ago how come did the incident take place in Peshawar?\u201d said PM Shehbaz.
\nThe premier noted that there has been a rise in terror incidents since the last several months in the province and condemned the social media claims on the attack.
\n\u201cThe baseless allegations levelled after the attack on social media and other platforms is condemnable. The investigation will take place into the security lapse but to say that it was a drone attack or something else is very inappropriate,\u201d said the premier.
\nPM Shehbaz said that the nation is now thinking about how to move forward and curb the menace of terrorism.
\n“It is imperative that the Centre and provinces, political leadership, and Ulema must take ownership of this drive, shunning their differences and fighting this jointly,” said the PM and vowed to utilise all the country’s resources to eradicate terrorism.
\nFormer Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) minister Shaukat Yousufzai while told Geo News, confirmed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had received the invitation for the meeting, however, they will be skipping the huddle.
\n\u201cWe cannot sit with those who are taking vengeful acts against us,\u201d said Yousufzai.
\nThe former KP minister said that the \u201con one side, there were bodies of the martyrs” and on the other side the federal government was asking the PTI details about the Rs417 billion dispersed to it to fight terror.
\nYousufzai also alleged that the federal government had stopped giving the fund to the KP government, adding that the government was not serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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