ISLAMABAD: Short of demanding resignation of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf lashed out at the government on Wednesday for its abject failure to provide adequate security to the national capital.

In the wake of the deadly blast in the fruit and vegetable market, the PTI leadership issued a statement criticising the federal government in general and the interior ministry in particular for letting terrorists kill people.

The statement said: “Today’s tragic incident which resulted in the killing of innocent people sufficiently blew away the frequent claims made by the government about making the federal capital a safe city and exposed its sheer incompetence.

“If the government cannot take care of Islamabad, how come they can provide security to hundreds of millions of people living elsewhere in the country.”

Of late the PTI leadership, notably Imran Khan, has more than once praised the federal government for holding talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and also declared the peace process a success. But after the fruit market bomb attack it said that while enemies of the country had become active the government appeared to be sleeping.

Demanding a comprehensive investigation into the incident and arrest of the perpetrators, the PTI asked the PML-N government to wake up from its traditional laid-back attitude to make the country safe for people.

The PTI also expressed concern over the latest wave of terrorist acts and called upon the government to spell out measures it had taken following the announcement of its national internal security policy.

“How much more time the government intends to waste in controlling terrorism in the country.”