PPP condemns Rawalpindi blast

PPP has condemned the suicide bomb blast near the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, killing seven people. This is the third incident of a suicide explosion in city in the past two months. The country is in the grip of violence by extremists.
The religious fundamentalists that have declared an open battle against the democratic forces, as well as the military, said Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani vice chairman of PPP just before leaving for Karachi to attend the central executive committee meeting on Wednesday.
"Pakistan's security forces, including the military and the police, have been increasingly finding themselves under attack by the militants, as they are specifically targetted for their efforts to regain their control in the tribal areas from the militants. "This is a deplorable act. The fact that it has occurred soon after the Karachi blast is evidence that these terrorists pose a serious challenge to the civilians, as they pose to the military. No part of the country is safe from them."
Gilani said that this attack was a grim reminder that though the country had been fighting a war against terrorism for the past five years, the enemy had only grown stronger over the time. Around 400 lives have been lost since July this year.
The "Pindi blast was reportedly as the 37th suicide blast in the country. The suicide attack on the PPP convoy was the deadliest in terms of death toll killing 140 and leaving over 500 injured. All this means that with each passing day, the danger of being targeted by the terrorists is only getting stronger," he added.
"Despite spending billions of dollars and being involved in an intensive tussle with the militants on the tribal areas, the government's failure to nab terrorists is an indication that the government's anti-terrorism policies lack legitimacy.
"It is no wonder that every fight taken up against militants either results in heavy casualties on the military's side orr gives way to more attacks b the militants against the civilians as well as the armed forces. This is a no win situation for the whole nation," he added.