Political leaders vow to eliminate terrorism in Balochistan

Leaders of political parties have reiterated their resolve to use all resources to end terrorism in Balochistan. They expressed this resolve during a meeting of the leaders of political parties in Quetta today with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, Governor of Balochistan Jafar Khan Mandokhel, Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti, Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ataullah Tarar attended the meeting. Additionally, Sardar Yakub Khan Nasir and Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran from Pakistan Muslim League-N, Zahoor Ahmed Bilidi and Meena Baloch from Pakistan Peoples Party, Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch, Rahmat Saleh Baloch, and Mir Kabir Muhammad from the National Party, Khalid Hussain Magsi and Sadiq Sanjrani from the Balochistan Awami Party, Zamrak Khan Ach akzai and Asghar from the Awami National Party, Maulana Abdul Wasey and Yunus Zahri from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, and Abdul Khaliq Hazara from the Hazara Democratic Party also attended the meeting. The leaders of the political parties informed the Prime Minister about the problems faced by the people of Balochistan. The security situation in Balochistan and the ongoing operations against terrorists were comprehensively reviewed during the meeting. The participants expressed their solidarity with the families of the victims of recent terrorism in Balochistan and appreciated the bravery of the security forces for their timely response to prevent further loss of innocent lives. The cowardly terrorist attacks targeting innocent Pakistanis were condemned in clear words. Source: Radio Pakistan