President Zardari, PM Shehbaz, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Bilawal, Attaullah Tarar & Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemn terrorist attack on security forces’ post in North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD, March 16 (SABAH): President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar and Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on security forces’ post in North Waziristan.

In a message on Saturday, President Asif Ali Zardari commiserated with the bereaved families of martyred soldiers and officers of Pak Army. He prayed for eternal peace of the martyred and patience for their families.

The President reaffirmed the unflinching national resolve to extirpate the menace of terrorism from the country.

Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the cowardly attack of terrorists in North Waziristan.

In a statement issued on Saturday, PM Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of seven security forces personnel including two officers in the incident. The Prime Minister prayed for eternal peace of the martyred and patience for their families. He said the entire nation is proud of these martyrs who have sacrificed their lives to thwart the nefarious designs of the terrorists.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while condemning the suicide attack on the check post in North Waziristan paid rich tribute to the martyrs. Bilawal Bhutto clarified that we have to destroy the nurseries of the terrorism while implementing the National Action Plan. He said that killers of the officers and personnel of the armed forces of Pakistan are enemies of the country and nation so they could not be pardoned.

In his condemnation message, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar paid tribute to the brave soldiers and officers of Pak Army who sacrificed their lives for the cause of the country.

Terming Saturday’s attack a cowardly act of terrorists, he said the sacrifices of our armed forces will always be remembered.

The Minister said the government is fully committed to root out the menace of terrorism and will spare no effort in this regard.

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, while strongly deploring the terrorist attack in North Waziristan on Saturday, reiterated the national pledge to eliminate terrorism. In a statement, he expressed deep grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of seven security personnel.

He said the nation salutes these brave soldiers and officers of Pak Army who sacrificed their lives in defense of the motherland.

Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi while condemning the terrorist attack paid rich tribute to the martyrs including Lieutenant Colonel Syed Kashif Ali and Captain Muhammad Ahmed. He said that the whole nation is united in war against terrorism and standing shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces.