Perpetrators of Besham attack will be brought to justice swiftly: Shehbaz

COAS resolves to fight terrorism till every terrorist is eliminated; PM orders to conduct joint investigation of Besham attack

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ISLAMABAD (INP): The participants of a high level security meeting Wednesday expressed resolute commitment to completely rooting out terrorism from the country. They expressed serious concerns over sanctuaries available to terrorists across the borders and emphasized upon the need for a regional approach for countering terrorism

The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, discussed in detail the heinous attack on innocent civilians working on a development project, meant to contribute to energy and water security of Pakistan. The participants of the meeting also vowed to deal with terrorists with iron hands.

“The enemies of the country will be chased away everywhere,” the meeting agreed. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif underscored the enduring bond of brotherhood between the people of Pakistan and China and conveyed that the whole nation was saddened by the loss of Chinese lives.

Addressing the meeting, Prime Minister Sharif stated that the entire nation sympathized with the families of the slain Chinese citizens, stressing that Pakistan would soon investigate the incident at a high level.

“Those responsible and their facilitators will be severely punished. Any tactics to damage Pakistan-China friendship will not be allowed to succeed,” Shehbaz remarked, adding that the enemies could never succeed in their evil intentions.

“The war against terrorism will continue till the end of the scourge,” the PM vowed. The PM offered deepest condolences to the families of the innocent victims of the attack and assured them that the perpetrators of this barbaric act

Pakistan and China and conveyed that the whole nation was saddened by the loss of Chinese lives.

He stated, “Terrorism is a trans-national threat that has been instrumentalized by the enemies of Pakistan to stymie Pakistan’s progress and development. The acts targeting Pakistan-China friendship are particularly aimed at creating mistrust between the two iron brothers”.

Participants of the meeting expressed resolute commitment to completely rooting out terrorism from this country.

The participants expressed serious concerns over sanctuaries available to terrorists across the borders and emphasized upon the need for a regional approach for countering terrorism.

During the meeting, the COAS reiterated the resolve of armed forces to eliminate the scourge of terrorism afflicting the country. COAS stated that the nation had steadfastly fought the war on terror for the last two decades and had defeated the nefarious designs of Pakistan’s adversaries.

Noting the recent surge in terrorist incidents, COAS remarked that the enemies of Pakistan had once again underestimated the resilience and grit of the State and the people of Pakistan.

He said, “we shall fight terrorism till every terrorist casting an evil eye on Pakistan, its people and their guests, is eliminated; we shall not leave any stone unturned to ensure that every foreign citizen, especially the Chinese nationals, contributing to the prosperity of Pakistan, is safe and secure in Pakistan. We shall fight terrorism with all our might, to the very end.”

The meeting concluded with the participants reiterating resolve to comprehensively combat terrorism employing all resources available to the state.

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