The spokesman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mian Iftikhar Hussein has reiterated the resolve of the continuation of war against terrorism till the complete elimination of the menace. The son of Mian Iftikhar Hussein, Provincial Minister for Information, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was killed by unidentified militants on Saturday while his sympathisers were targeted on Monday when they were coming to express condolence with the aggrieved family.
The incident has claimed the lives of 8 people including three police cops and a teenage girl while more than 20 have been injured and are under treatment in Satellite Hospital Pabbi and Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) Peshawar. Talking to media after the soyem of his son in his native town Pabbi in district Nowshera, he vowed for taking of the war against terrorism to its logic end. He was flanked by Federal Minister for Railways, Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and senior minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet, Bashir Ahmad Bilour.
He said that he is proud of the sacrifice of his son, who sacrificed his life for humanity and would have sacrificed all if he would even have 10 sons for the nation and humanity. He said that they are the followers of Hazrat Hussein (grand son of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)) and will not bow before wild animals.
The aggrieved, but, determined Mian Iftikhar Hussein asked the terrorists to surrender and stop the killing of the innocent people as the government has released the wife and children of Fazalullah, chief of the Swat based militants, as they were not involved in terrorism.
He expressed gratitude to President, Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and chief ministers of three other provinces, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and other senior officials of Pakistan Army, federal and provincial ministers, political leaders and the whole nation for expressing sympathies and sending of condolence messages to me.
Mian Iftikhar Hussein said that the nation is united against terrorism and whenever they strike they will find the whole nation united. He said that they are the followers of Bacha Khan, Abdul Wali Khan and Asfandyar Wali Khan, which believes in the philosophy of non-violence.
He said that they made efforts for bringing terrorists to negotiating table with the aim of the establishment of peace, but they considered it our weakness and challenged the writ of the government. He said that those who had challenged the writ of the government would meet their ultimate fate. He said that his son Rashid Hussein was made target as he was my son.