[Dawn] Condemning the suicide kaboom at a Christian church in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, Pakistain's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday urged the nation and all political parties to stand united and fight out 'ulterior motives' of the perpetrators behind the attack.
He reiterated resolve of the government to chase the culprits behind the twin suicide kabooms with full might and bring them to justice.
"We need to stand united. We need to rise above political affiliation. We have to chase them to the end and bring them to justice," he said in his opening remarks in the National Assembly.
The house started discussion on Sunday's suicide kaboom that killed at least 81 and injured more than 130 in the capital of troubled Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
province.
Chaudhry Nisar condemned the incident in strongest term and described the incident as an inhuman act that was unacceptable in any society, religion or creed.
"The perpetrators cannot be termed as human beings. Killing one human being is like killing the whole of humanity."
He said the nation has foiled the criminals' bid to paralyse it. "This inhuman act has instead made the nation emerge once again with resilience to fight out their ulterior motives."
The interior minister said the whole nation, including the federal and provincial governments, have extended sympathies and support to the aggrieved Christian community. "I also assured the Bishop in Peshawar that every Pak was standing with them," he added.
Giving details of the incident, he said two jacket wallahs blew themselves up with one at the Church gate and other in the courtyard.
"The situation was heart rending. But, Pak citizens observed sanity and patience and proved that they were a nation fighting terrorism with bravery and courage."
Chaudhry Nisar announced three day nation-wide mourning and said the government will be meeting leaders of the Christian community within next three to four days to evolve a national strategy for protection of lives and worship places of the community.
He also extended support to the KP government to track down the hard boyz and efforts for relief to the victims.
The interior minister while appreciating conduct of the provincial government said the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) government stood united with the federal government at the critical juncture.
"I am happy to say that today the Pak nation is one on this issue. Whenever I visited Sindh, KP or Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
where governments are being run by different parties, I never had an impression of disunity," he said.
"This is a good omen that the nation and political parties stand united against terrorism. Today we need to firmly and collectively move forward to root out this menace," Nisar added.
Condemning the suicide kaboom at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistain's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday urged the nation and all political parties to stand united and fight out 'ulterior motives' of the perpetrators behind the attack.
He reiterated resolve of the government to chase the culprits behind the twin suicide attacks with full might and bring them to justice.
"We need to stand united. We need to rise above political affiliation. We have to chase them to the end and bring them to justice," he said in his opening remarks in the National Assembly.
The house started discussion on Sunday's suicide kaboom that killed at least 81 and injured more than 130 in the capital of troubled Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Chaudhry Nisar condemned the incident in strongest term and described the incident as an inhuman act that was unacceptable in any society, religion or creed.
"The perpetrators cannot be termed as human beings. Killing one human being is like killing the whole of humanity."
He said the nation has foiled the criminals' bid to paralyse it. "This inhuman act has instead made the nation emerge once again with resilience to fight out their ulterior motives."
The interior minister said the whole nation, including the federal and provincial governments, have extended sympathies and support to the aggrieved Christian community. "I also assured the Bishop in Peshawar that every Pak was standing with them," he added.
Giving details of the incident, he said two suicide bombers blew themselves up with one at the Church gate and other in the courtyard.
"The situation was heart rending. But, Pak citizens observed sanity and patience and proved that they were a nation fighting terrorism with bravery and courage."
Chaudhry Nisar announced three day nation-wide mourning and said the government will be meeting leaders of the Christian community within next three to four days to evolve a national strategy for protection of lives and worship places of the community.
He also extended support to the KP government to track down the hard boyz and efforts for relief to the victims.
The interior minister while appreciating conduct of the provincial government said the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) government stood united with the federal government at the critical juncture.
"I am happy to say that today the Pak nation is one on this issue. Whenever I visited Sindh, KP or Balochistan where governments are being run by different parties, I never had an impression of disunity," he said.
"This is a good omen that the nation and political parties stand united against terrorism. Today we need to firmly and collectively move forward to root out this menace," Nisar added.