ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in North Waziristan and condoled with the families of army officers and soldier, who were martyred in the incident.
Four army personnel including three officers embraced martyrdom and four others were injured in an IED blast at Kharkamar district of newly merged FATA on Friday. According to ISPR, terrorists targeted military vehicle through an IED planted on road.
Dr Firdous, in a statement, said Pakistan had shown that its officers, soldiers and people were united against terrorism.
The nation was proud of its martyrs as they laid down their lives for the defence and security of the motherland, and protection of the lives of citizens, she added. Dr Firdous said the ghastly acts of terrorism could not waver the resolve and determination of the nation.
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She prayed Allah Almighty to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved families to bear the loss with fortitude, the statement added.
She said the Army, Rangers, police and officials of other law enforcement institutions were offering their lives to eradicate terrorism.
Separately, Firdous told a private TV channel that Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir, two lawmakers of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement from North Waziristan, were responsible for the Friday’s blast.
“This was a mindset which at that time was trying to rescue terrorists. They formed a gang and attacked our armed forces and tried to free terrorists,” Awan said while speaking to Geo News following the Kharkamar blast.
“If at the time we had been successful in reaching the terrorists and if those terrorists had not been saved, the unfortunate incident would not have taken place,” she was quoted by the TV channel as saying.
She also lashed out at the Opposition for backing up the PTM and ratcheting up the anti-Army rhetoric in the name of politics.
“Where are the opposition and their friends? What answer will they give now? Today, nation’s heroes were targeted in the attack, explosive material was planted in vehicles. Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir are behind this with their Afghan agenda.”
“The way Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar are playing into the opposition’s hands, today’s incident is an eyeopener for those opposition parties who speak about a production order for terrorists and demanded they be brought to the National Assembly,” Dr Awan told the TV channel.
She asserted that Mohsin Dawar, Ali Wazir and their team “are responsible for Friday’s attack”.
“If they had not halted the operation at the time and had not weakened the demand of the state by attacking the check post, then this would not have happened.”
According to the military’s media wing, a total of 10 security personnel have embraced martyrdom and 35 others got injured during a month.
