IIU pays tribute to lawyers killed in Quetta

Islamabad

Participants of a condolence reference at the International Islamic University (IIU), which was held for martyrs of Sunday's Quetta suicide blast, called for counter narrative approach to get rid of the menace of terrorism.

The IIU had lost seven of its alumni lawyers in Monday’s blast which claimed scores of lives in the capital city of Baluchistan province.

The participants condoled to IIU Rector Dr. Masoom Yasinzai who lost few of his relatives in the sad incident, they also prayed for the eternal peace of departed souls.

“The nation is facing a tough time, terrorism has crippled the society, it’s time to rise, we need to be united as silence is not a solution,” said Dr. Masoom Yasinzai at the reference.

He said universities would seriously have to take their role of nation building.

“Educational institutions are the sources which educate common masses and if this goal is achieved it means the bugbears won’t get any facilitator to get flourished in terms of destructive activities” he said.

The IIU rector said as many as 200 students hailing from all the regions of country would travel to Quetta where they would raise Pakistani flag to show that nation is united and youth has taken the responsibility to save the soil.

IIU Academic Staff Association President Dr. Zafar Iqbal said on the occasion that menace of terrorism can be defeated if we take practical steps to curb this fatal phenomena instead of sitting back and waiting for others to solve it. He said that it should be dealt with bravery and counter strategy.

Mehmood ur Rehman, president of Officers Welfare Association said that the pain of the lost lives is not explainable.

University Staff Welfare Association President Sardar Khan paid rich tributes to the martyrs and said that university is saddened on the loss of lives of its alumni lawyers.

The reference was also attended by IIU Vice President (Academics) Dr. Muhammad Bashir Khan, Director General Khalid Mehmood Raja, deans, directors, administrative and supporting staff of the university.