Islamabad (June 23, 2017): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff have strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Toori Bazar, Parachinar today and directed the concerned authorities to beef up security arrangements across the country in the wake of terrorist attacks.
Prime Minister in his condemnation message said that terrorists are attacking soft targets and no Muslim can ever imagine to commit such horrific act and such acts of terrorism will be dealt with full power of the State.
The Prime Minister, while expressing deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the attack, prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and grant of courage to the bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss.
He also prayed for swift recovery of those injured in the terrorist attacks.
The army’s media wing on Friday also announced that security would be tightened and search operations carried out across the country in the run-up to Eid following a series of terror attacks and incidents of target killing in various parts of the country.
Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor made the announcement after a suicide attack in Quetta killed 13, twin blasts in Kurram Agency’s Parachinar area killed at least 25 people, and two gun attacks targeting police officials in Karachi left four policemen dead and two others injured.
“Security tightened across the country. Special Intelligence Based Operations and search operations launched in coordination with intelligence and other law enforcement agencies,” he said, quoting Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Security tightened across the country. Spec IBOs & search operations launched in coord with int & other Law Enforcement Agencies.(1 of 2)
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) June 23, 2017
The COAS, as quoted by the ISPR, said that in the run-up to the Eid holidays, the “enemy [is] trying to mar [the] festive mood of [the] nation through such coward acts”.
“Enemy trying to mar festive mood of nation through such coward acts. Shall fail against resilience of Pakistan” COAS. (2 of 2).
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) June 23, 2017
He added that the ‘enemy’ “shall fail against [the] resilience of Pakistan.
The Pakistan Army had launched Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad earlier this year following a spate of terror attacks in the country, which claimed more than a hundred lives and left hundreds of others injured.
The operation seeks to eliminate the “residual/latent threat of terrorism”, consolidating the gains made in other military operations, and further ensuring the security of Pakistan’s borders.
Hundreds of suspected terrorists have reportedly either been killed or arrested in raids carried out by security personnel since the start of the operation.
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