Ghani calls for joint global strategy to combat terrorism

KARACHI: Saeed Ghani, the Sindh minister for local government, town planning, housing, and public health engineering, has said the terrorists do not have any religious affiliation.

He stated this on Monday in his remarks to condole the deaths of 133 concertgoers and the injuries sustained by over 150 people by armed terrorists at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow on last Friday before the start of a musical concert.

On behalf of the Sindh government, Ghani went to the consulate general of the Russian Federation in Karachi to offer condolences over the loss of numerous innocent lives in the deadly terrorist attack in the outskirts of Moscow.

The Sindh local government minister met the Russian consul general and later recorded his remarks in the condolence book kept at the consulate. In his remarks, Ghani said a collective plan should be adopted by the concerned nations across the globe to tackle the issue of terrorism.

He expressed condolences for the bereaved people whose loved ones were killed and those who were injured in the terrorist incident. He also expressed solidarity with the Russian nation after so many innocent Russians lost their lives or were injured in the terrorist attack.

Ghani said the global phenomenon of terrorism should be condemned in the strongest words to highlight the fact that the terrorists were bereft of any religion.He added that it was high time that all concerned global quarters forged unity to adopt a collective strategy to tackle such forms of grave terrorism.

“We sincerely pray for the people who lost their loved ones in this despicable act of terrorism. Our prayers are with you as we fully stand with the Russian Federation with complete solidarity at this difficult time,” he said.