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Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemns blast on Mall Road

Published February 13, 2017 Updated February 13, 2017 04:15pm

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the blast outside Punjab Assembly.

He expressed deep sense of grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives of DIG Traffic Capt. (R) Ahmed Mubeen, SSP Zahid Gondal and others, and said that such cowardly acts are highly condemnable.

The Chief Minister expressed heartfelt sympathies and condolences with the bereaved families of DIG Traffic Capt. (R) Ahmed Mubeen, SSP Zahid Gondal and other persons and directed the administration to provide best treatment facilities to injured persons. He said that senior officers of Health Department should personally supervise medical facilities being provided to the injured.

The Chief Minister has also sought a report from Inspector General Police and directed to immediately arrest responsible of this tragic incident. He said that the brutal beasts, snatching innocent human lives, will not escape deterrent punishment.

Shehbaz Sharif said that the sacrifices of brave officers of Punjab police, martyred during performance of their duties, will not go waste. He said that brutal elements targeting innocent people deserve no leniency. He said that all his sympathies and of Punjab government were with the bereaved families and said the Punjab government equally shares their grief.

He said that responsible of this terrible incident will not escape law and those playing with the lives of innocent citizens will be taken to their logical end.

These elements are a burden on Pak land, he added. The Chief Minister said that worst incident of terrorism has occurred today in which police officers, officials and other person have been martyred and added that terrorists and their facilitators will meet their fate.

He said that the nation salutes supreme sacrifice of brave officers of Punjab police and other persons martyred in the incident and we will take revenge of the blood of brave sons and will not rest content till the elimination of last terrorist.

Shehbaz Sharif said that he has no words to expresses his sentiments and feelings over this worst incident.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2017