QUETTA: Jamali sad over killing

Published

QUETTA, Dec 28: Former prime minister Mir Zaffarullah Jamali on Friday condemned assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto and termed it a conspiracy against the country.

Talking to APP on telephone, he said that her killing was a worst example of cruelty and inhumanity.

“No religion in the world allows killing of innocent lives and those responsible for the act will not escape the wrath of Allah Almighty,” he said.

He hoped that the government would utilize all available resources to reach the perpetrators.

He expressed deep grief over the loss of lives in the incident and added that the nation stand united with the family of Benazir and other PPP workers and appealed to the people to stay calm and let the government do its job.—APP

Editorial

Updated 05 Aug, 2026

State of confusion

FROM the looks of it, America has no exit strategy to extricate itself from the disastrous war with Iran. US...
05 Aug, 2026

Pension decision

THE government’s decision to formally operationalise the new Defined Contribution Pension Fund Scheme is a step...
05 Aug, 2026

Preventable deaths

THE deaths of 144 children from measles and diphtheria in Karachi during the first seven months of the year expose a...
Updated 04 Aug, 2026

Swat bombing

IT is a bitter irony that terrorists struck a protest against violence in Swat on Sunday, causing at least 17...
04 Aug, 2026

Tariff blow

FOR an export sector already squeezed by high production costs, the additional 10pc tariff on top of the existing...
04 Aug, 2026

Perilous peaks

THE deaths of 10 climbers in an avalanche on Broad Peak is a sad reminder of the perils that many mountaineers face...