ISLAMABAD: Senators from both side of aisle on Wednesday condemned brutal killing of Mir Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter in Karachi and called for early arrest of the killers involved in this crime.
Speaking on a Point of Order, Shahid Bugti said that Mir Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter were gunned down when they were retuning home after attending wedding ceremony of his son in Karachi.
He said that they had no enmity with any one and women and children are never targeted both in Baloch and Pakhtun society.
Hasil Bizenjo said that killing Balochi innocent women and children would mar the situation in Balochistan and would encourage those who talked against the country's interests.
Abdur Rahim Mandokhel strongly condemned the killing and said it was unfortunate that now women were being killed for political gains. He said that they were struggling for the last 64 years for the supremacy of law and constitution.
Prof Khursheed Ahmed said that it was a deplorable act and demanded immediate arrest of the killers. He said that situation in Balochistan was getting worse and time has come to work collectively for bringing normalcy there.
Zahid Khan said that prudent policy should be devised to improve the situation.
Sherala Malik condoled Domki's wife and daughter deaths and said that all political parties should join hand and devise a strategy to stop such tragic incidents.
Naeem Hussain Chatta said that it was a brutal act of terrorism peace must be restored in Karachi and Balochistan. He said that Nawab Akbar Bugti was among those politicians who fully supported creation of Pakistan and always struggled for strong federation.
He said that Chief Justice of Pakistan also took suo moto notice of the incident which was a positive development.
Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said that practical steps should be taken to arrest the culprits behind this crime. He said that almost three days have been passed but no culprit was arrested so far.
Abdul Nabi Bangash, Haji Adeel, S M Zafar, Sabir Baloch, Kalsoom Parveen, Seemi Sadiqi, Maulana Saleh Shah, Najma Hameed and Haroon Akhtar also condemned the incident and called for early arrest of the killers.
Meanwhile, Leader of the House Syed Nayyer Hussain Bukhari said that those forces who wanted to destabilise Balochistan would be unearthed.
He said that the issue should also be brought before the Parliamentary Committee of National Security.
He said that both Federal and Sindh governments were trying to arrest the culprits involved in this heinous crime. He said that we equally shared sorrow and grief over the deceased family, and termed the incident a condemnable act.
He said that Pakistan's integrity was top priority of the government.
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