PESHAWAR
Leaders of various political parties from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast inside a mosque in the Peshawar’s Police Lines on Monday which at least killed 32 people and injured more than 147.
In different statements issued here on Monday , they jointly described the gory incident as a conspiracy against the peace in the province and country.
Awami National Party (ANP) Aimal Wali Khan extended his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of the injured. He asked the government to provide proper medical facilities to the injured. The provincial Ameer of Jamaat-e- Islami (JI) Senator Mustaq Ahmad Khan in a statement also condemned the attack and said that it was aimed at spoiling the peaceful environment of the provincial capital and whole province.
Criticizing the successive governments, Aimal Wali Khan alleged that the rulers have turned deaf ears towards terrorists’ reorganization across the country.
He said that the rulers were least bothered to take steps for providing relief to the common man.
He said that rulers of the country should work jointly and implement the National Action Plan (NAP) in letter and spirit.
In a separate statement, the provincial president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Ameer Muqam also condemned the terrorist attack on the mosque and asked the provincial interim government to take prompt steps for provision of quality medical treatment to the injured people. Expressing heartfelt sympathy and solidarity with the families of those killed and injured in the Police Lines Peshawar, the leaders of the political parties prayed for the elevation of the ranks of the deceased and speedy recovery of the injured.
ANP chief Asfandayr Wali Khan demanded that the provincial government should also take necessary steps to provide full financial assistance to the families of the deceased.
Similarly, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) senior leadership also condemned the terrorist attack in the mosque.
They said that the government should take immediate steps to uproot the menace of terrorism once and for all.
