Governor, chief minister condemn Lahore blast

PESHAWAR: Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Sunday condemned the suicide blast at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore that left several people dead and scores others injured.

Both expressed their deep shock and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the terror act that shattered the peace of the provincial capital of the Punjab province. Through separate statements, the governor and the chief ministers expressed heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved families and those injured in the act of terrorism.

They termed the explosion a cowardly act and assured that innocent people would not be left at the mercy of the terrorists. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and Pervez Khattak said such attacks would not deter the national resolve to eliminate the wave of militancy and stamp out terrorism. Both said the entire nation had been grieved by the tragedy.

The governor and the chief minister said the nation stood united with the military in the war against terrorism which would be rooted out with the force of unity.