QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, acting Speaker of Balochistan Assembly Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo and former speaker Jan Mohammad Jamali have condemned the suicide attack in Attock and expressed sorrow over the death of Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada and other people.

The provincial government has announced that it will observe one-day mourning on Monday.

In separate statements, the leaders termed the attack a cowardly act and said it could not demoralise the nation or shake the determination of the armed forces to root out terrorism.

They said the country had lost an honest, brave and intelligent leader in Mr Khanzada, who had served the nation for a couple of decades.

“He has created history of courage by sacrificing his life for protection of people,” they said, adding that he would always remain alive in the hearts of people.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2015

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