THE death of eight persons including three law enforcement personnel in a suicide bomb blast in Quetta is a deplorable crime that should be condemned by all Pakistanis.

The tragedy happened on Monday evening near the Quetta Press Club and district courts when the terrorist tried to barge into a public gathering held by a right-wing religious party.

The law enforcers stopped him and the terrorist blew himself up killing himself three law enforcement officials and four civilians present at the scene.

While the provincial government, more particularly the law enforcement authorities, deserve praise for foiling the attempt, the need is to track down and exterminate all terrorist networks in the country.

Faraz Ahmed
Turbat

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ONCE again Quetta was attacked by a suicide bomber murdering seven innocent people. This is not the first time terrorists have targeted the city. Last month also there were two bomb blasts in Quetta which killed more than 18 people with score more injured.

Quetta is the biggest city of Balochistan and its capital. Therefore it needs stringent security measures to ensure safety for residents of the city.

The Balochistan government needs to come up with a plan to ensure no more terrorist attacks take place in the province.

Mahikan Sarwar
Kech

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THE suicide bomb blast in Quetta on Monday evening at a time when the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is visiting Pakistan is ample proof, that our country’s sworn enemies are up to their usual tricks.

The suicide bombing in Pakistan’s largest province when the UN chief is in Islamabad is meant to convince the world Pakistan is unsafe and a hotbed of terrorism.

The fact that the UN Secretary General during his visit talked on the violation of human rights by Indian occupation forces in Kashmir issue and other matters has not got down well with New Delhi.

The need is for our security establishment to be extra vigilant and ensure the terror cells manipulated from across our borders are put out of business permanently.

The government and law enforcement agencies should leave no stone unturned to stamp out terrorist groups from Pakistan.

Sangat Nazeer Zehri
Lahore

Published in Dawn, February 20th, 2020