In telephone call, FM Qureshi assures support to heirs of Canadian Muslim family killed in truck attack

In a telephonic converstaion, the minister expressed condolences on behalf of the entire nation and the government, saying the government would provide every possible support to the heirs of vicitms.

"Each and every Pakistan is aggreived and shares sympathies with the family of victims," Qureshi said. 

The minister also spoke to his Canadian counterpart and took up the burning issue of Islamophobia. The Canadian government assured of preventing such attacks in future, detailed investigations and strict action against the attacker(s).

"Pakistan has been alerting the countries about rising spate of Islamophobia with a call to overcome it," the minister said.    

Pakistan Ambassador to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar and Counsel General Torronto Abdul Hameed conveyed condolence messages of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to the heirs, and also participated in the funeral prayer of four victims at the Islamic Centre.

A large number of people gathered at the Ismalic Centre to participate in the funeral prayer.