After suicide bombing jolted the city of Peshawar, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the terror attack. According to BBC, the Pakistani PM stated in a statement that the Monday incident “has nothing to do with Islam”. “The entire nation is standing united against the menace of terrorism,” he added.
On Monday, at least 34 people died after a maga explosion occurred in a mosque located in Peshawar. The attack that took place during the Zuhr prayer also left nearly 150 people injured, Geo New reported. Sarbakaf Mohmand, a commander for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has taken responsibility for the devastating attack.
Meanwhile, PM Sharif took to Twitter to urge the Muslim League (N) workers to donate blood to save the lives of the struggling victims. “I direct the Muslim League (N) workers to donate blood to save the lives of those injured in the suicide attack, especially the people with ‘O-Negative’ blood, students and party workers are appealed to immediately. Reach Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar and contribute to saving precious human lives,” the Pakistani PM wrote on Twitter. In the Monday statement, the PM also vowed to take “stern actions” against the perpetrators of the attack.
مسلم لیگ (ن) کے کارکنوں کو ہدایت کرتا ہوں کہ خودکش حملے میں زخمیوں کی جان بچانے کے لئے خون کے عطیات دیں، خاص طور پر ‘او۔نیگیٹو’ خون کے حامل عوام، طالب علم اور پارٹی کارکنان سے اپیل ہے کہ فی الفور لیڈی ریڈنگ ہسپتال، پشاور پہنچیں اور قیمتی انسانی جانیں بچانے میں اپنا حصہ ڈالیں۔
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) January 30, 2023
Pakistan is on high alert following the attack
The Capital City Police Officer, Peshawar (CCPO), Ejaz Khan told the local news outlets that the rescue operation is still underway and that the Monday blast is a major security lapse. “We are currently focused on the rescue operation. We cannot say with surety but there is a smell of explosives inside the mosque,” CCPO asserted. “Close to 300-400 policemen usually offer prayers at the Zuhr ti
Read More