Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Dr Farooq Khan, Vice Chancellor Swat Islamic University, who was gunned down in Mardan on Saturday. The Prime Minister lauded the services of Dr Farooq Khan for the promotion of education in underdeveloped areas of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.
He rendered valuable services, he said, in suggesting transformations in the curricula in accordance with the Islamic teachings. While reaffirming the government's resolve to fight terrorism, the Prime Minister said his government is committed to eradicate the menace of terrorism in all its forms at all costs. Those elements, which are playing with the lives of innocent people, he added would not escape the law of the land.
The prime minister also directed the concerned authorities to investigate into the sad incident. The prime minister expressed his heartfelt condolences with the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in peace and grant courage to the members of bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity.