Pakistan
PM departs for Peshawar after suicide attack in Police Line mosque
The latest reports say that the PM will receive briefing from the officials concerned and will also visit the victims to inquire them after at the hospital.
Peshawar: Prime Miniser Shehbaz Sharif on Monday departed for Peshawar after suicide attack in the mosque of Police Line in Peshawar.
The official sources said that the Prime Minister would receive briefing on the incident and he would also visit the victims to inquire them after.
At least 32 people died and 150 got injured in the suicide attack in the Police Line mosque in Peshawar. The roof of the mosque also caved in after the blast and there was debris of the building was everywhere. It also caused huge trouble in the rescue operation and the government authorities south machinery there to remove the debris.
The reports said that the suicide bomber was standing in the first row when the people were offering Zuhr prayer.
Earlier, the PM strongly denounced the suicide attack inside a mosque at police lines in Peshawar.
The PM had said targeting the mosque is a proof that the attackers have nothing to do with Islam.
Shehbaz Sharif said terrorists want to create fear by targeting those who are rendering the duty of defending Pakistan.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed Pakistan's firm commitment to root out terrorism. He said the entire nation and institutions are united and unified for the eradication of terrorism.
He said the entire nation salutes its martyrs.
Shehbaz Sharif said a comprehensive strategy will be adopted on the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The center will cooperate in increasing the anti-terrorism capacity of the provinces.
Shehbaz Sharif said the Interior Minister has been instructed to provide assistance in increasing the capacity of the counter-terrorism departments of the provinces, especially that of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Commiserating with the bereaved families, the Prime Minister also prayed the higher ranks of martyrs.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali strongly condemned the suicide attack.
Talking to the media after visiting the blast site in Peshawar, he appealed the people of Peshawar to donate blood for the injured persons.