PESHAWAR, July 16: The NWFP Governor, Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai, has strongly condemned the suicide attacks in Swat and Dera Ismail Khan. While expressing his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved families, the governor said such incidents were hatched to create anarchy and to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in the province.

He said the culprits would be apprehended and brought to the court of law. He prayed that God grant courage to the bereaved families to bear the irreparable loss with patience and fortitude.—APP

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