Iftikhar condemns Peepal Mandi blast, vows for continuing war against terror
PESHAWAR, Oct 28 (APP): The Provincial Minister for Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussain while condemning the Peepal Mandi Peshawar bomb blast declared that operation against the terrorists would continue till their complete annihilation.While talking to media-men after his visit of the blast site and hospital, the provincial spokesman revealed that it was a gory act of terrorism which according to initial estimates have killed more then 80 people and most of the bodies were carrying burns.While explaining reasons of large death toll and destruction, Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that the area where the bomb exploded was a congested and populated one.
Similarly, phosphorus was also used in the bomb which ignited the whole
area into flames soon after the blast, causing the collapse of kucha
houses.
The Provincial Minister said that the terrorists have targeted innocent
people, which also included women and children. These incidents have
made it clear to the people that they would have to face and defeat
these brutal militants.
He, however made it clear that we will have to pay a heavy price for
the same. He said that we will fight terrorists with our utmost courage
and we will have to defeat them.
Alluding the example of Malakand Division, Mian Iftikhar Hussain said
we rendered tremendous sacrifices in Swat Valley and never accepted the
pressure of terrorists that was why with the blessings of Allah
Almighty now the Malakand Division was comparatively a safer place.
“Now the people are questioning that for how long the situation would
remain as such, and want its logical end. The Minister said the plain
answer of this question was that we will have to completely eliminate
the terrorists from our soil.
The Minister said that provincial government was fully supporting the
war against terror and owned it on every front and that was why
provincial metropolis Peshawar was the main target of terrorists.
“Today Waziristan is the hub of international terror activities as the
miscreants residing there from several decades”, he revealed. He
questioned these anti state elements why did not they launch Jihad
against Israel, in Iraq and other Arabian countries. Why they chose the
land of Pukhtoons for their gruesome activities.
He said that the simple answer was that Pukhtoons were poor, loved
Islam and were innocent souls, being more prone to conspiracies. He
however made it clear that fight against terror would continue unabated.
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