Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza and Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi on Friday condemned suicide blast in Kohat and expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives. In their separate messages, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker termed the blast a barbaric act of terrorism, which reflected inhuman and callous nature of the perpetrators.
They said that the elements involved in such cowardice act were the enemies of the country and brought bad name to Islam and they will not succeed in their nefarious design. They called upon the law enforcing agencies to apprehend the criminals involved in this act of terrorism and bring them to justice.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the souls of the victims in eternal peace and grant the bereaved families the courage to bear the irreparable loss. They also sympathised with the injured and their families and prayed for their speedy recovery.