ISLAMABAD(Republic policy): As a suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar sent shockwaves through the country, a number of politicians from across the spectrum denounced the terror act and expressed solidarity with the victims of the gruesome bombing.
In a statement posted on Twitter, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who also visited Peshawar shortly after Monday’s brazen attack, said the pain of the grieving families cannot be described in words.
“My message to the perpetrators of today’s despicable incident is that you cannot underestimate the resolve of our people,” he said in a statement after coming back from Peshawar. “The sheer scale of the human tragedy is unimaginable,” he said, adding that terrorism is Pakistan’s “foremost national security challenge”.
“I strongly condemn the heinous and cowardly blast that has taken place in Peshawar mosque,” President Arif Alvi said, adding that the culprits will be found and punished. “Condolences to families who have lost an innocent member and prayers for injured. Terrorism must be buried forever,” he tweeted.
While condemning the suicide attack, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the federal government was assisting the KP administration in the probe pertaining to the deadly bombing. He said the incident was being thoroughly investigated.
According to the state-run APP, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and the chairperson of PPP vowed that terrorists and their facilitators would be taken to task for their role in the deadly bombing. He stressed implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) to eliminate terrorism. Mr Bhutto-Zardari also condemned the blast from his personal Twitter handle.
