Pakistan
Maulana Fazlur Rehman asserts no-trust move will succeed
We have sufficient numbers required for the success of the no-confidence motion
Peshawar: PDM head and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was optimistic that opposition’s no-confidence motion would definitely succeed against government on Sunday.
Speaking to the journalists after condoling the heirs of the martyrs of Peshawar mosque blast, the JUIF chief said that the opposition would not lose, claiming that the government ministers were trying to flee the country on government expenses. “We have sufficient numbers required for the success of the no-confidence motion,” he added.
On the tragic suicide explosion in a mosque in Rasaldar on Friday, the PDM head expressed his deep grief saying that a blood game was played to shatter the peace of the city where an ambiance of love and affection had embedded. He vowed that he would not let these forces of hatred to gain ground.
Earlier on Saturday, the death toll from deadly blast in a mosque in Peshawar has risen to 62, according to hospital and police officials.
Attack is one of the deadliest in years and stoked fears of terrorism returning to Peshawar, capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
In the attack, a suicide bomber shot the police guards at the entrance to a packed mosque at Peshawar's historic Kissa Khuwani Bazaar before detonating his explosives-laden vest in the middle of worshippers who were offering Friday prayers.
Worshippers at the mosque in Peshawar had gathered for Friday prayers, when congregations are usually the largest.
Many of the injured were in critical condition, officials at the nearby Lady Reading Hospital said, updating the previous toll.
Following a preliminary investigation, the official said it was a suicide bombing targeting civilians.
In the meantime, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that police and investigation agencies have identified all three suspects connected to the attack.
On his official twitter handle, the federal minister shared a video message stating that police would reach those suspects in one or two days.