Opposition parties on Friday condemned a suicide attack at a five star hotel here, and said the government had failed in maintaining law and order in the high security zone. “I strongly condemn this incident. However, this incident in the high security zone exposes the writ of the government,” said Leader of the Opposition in Senate Mian Raza Rabbani. “The government has failed to perform its constitutional duties,” he added. Rabbani also condemned a baton-charge on journalists who were at the blast site to perform their duties. Pakistan People’s Party Information Secretary Sherry Rehman said the suicide attack in a high security zone of the federal capital had exposed government claims regarding its alliance with the US to eliminate terrorism. She said the government was “least concerned” about the security of the people, as over 75 percent of the security personnel in Islamabad had been deployed to guard VVIPs.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chairman Raja Zafrul Haq condemned the incident. He said the attack was the result of government policies.
“We demand that the government identify the culprits - whether Pakistani or foreigners,” he said. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Deputy Secretary General Liaquat Baloch said the government had failed to break the network of international terrorists and maintain law and order in Islamabad.