COAS gets briefing during his visit to Quetta on terror-related incidents.
\nRAWALPINDI
\nChief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir said Saturday the forces of evil would continue to face the full might of the state after a suicide blast in Balochistan\u2019s Mastung district killed 59 people.
\nA suicide bomber Friday targeted people gearing up for a procession related to Eid Miladun Nabi \u2014 the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) \u2014 near a mosque in the Mastung district.
\n\u201cSuch incidents of terrorism on 12 Rabi al-Awwal depict the ill intent of the khawarij, who have the backing of state sponsors of terrorism,\u201d the army chief said, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
\nThe ISPR mentioned that the army chief visited Quetta, where he was briefed on recent terrorist attacks in Mastung and Zhob.
\n\u201cThese terrorists and their facilitators, having no link with religion and ideology, are proxies of the enemies of Pakistan and its people. These forces of evil will continue to face full might of the state and security forces backed by a resilient nation,\u201d COAS Munir said.
\nThe army chief said the Pakistani people have rejected terrorists\u2019 \u201cpseudo ideology and propaganda of their backers and they are fully committed to peace, economic progress, and human development, which indeed is causing [a] lot of distress to forces of evil in and outside of Pakistan\u201d.
\nThe briefing was also attended by interim Minister of Interior Sarfraz Bugti, caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Ali Mardan Khan Domki, and key provincial ministers along with senior civil and military officials.
\nFollowing the briefing, the COAS visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Quetta, where he met the injured and families of the Mastung incident, \u201cwho are being provided full medical care by Pakistan Army\u201d, the ISPR said.
\nHe also lauded the bravery and resilience of Balochistan police and law enforcement personnel.
\nHe assured full cooperation and support to the families of martyred people and assured them that terrorists, their abettors, and facilitators would not be spared.
\nThe death toll from the suicide blast in Mastung rose to 59, a spokesperson of the Civil Hospital Quetta said Saturday, as seven more succumbed to their injuries.
\nHours after the blast in Balochistan, a second attack took place at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s Hangu city and claimed the lives of five people \u2014 including a policeman \u2014 and injured 12.
\nThe incident took place within the parametres of Police Station Doaba during the Friday sermon \u2014 a time when scores of believers are gathered at a mosque for their weekly prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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