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Attackers could not be followers of Islam

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer on Tuesday condemned the suicide bombings at the International Islamic University in Islamabad and expressed concern over the loss of precious lives in the incident. He said the attackers were not followers of Islam and had nothing to do with humanity. Taseer said such inhuman acts would not deter the government’s efforts to eliminate terrorism. staff report

Twin-bombings highly condemnable

ISLAMABAD: PML-Q dissident group President Salim Saifullah Khan on Tuesday condemned the twin suicide attacks on the International Islamic University Islamabad. Also joining the condemnation were dissident group Chairman Hamid Nasir Chattha, General Secretary Humayun Akhtar Khan, former foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri and Kabir Ali Wasti. app

Sherpao demands immediate action

PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party-Sherpao (PPP-S) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Tuesday condemned the suicide attacks on Islamic University Islamabad and demanded immediate action into the tragic incident. Sherpao said such attacks were aimed at creating fear and unrest among the people. He demanded immediate investigation in the incident and meting of exemplary punishment to those involved. staff report

Attacks won’t shake government’s resolve

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the cowardly suicide attacks on the International Islamic University Islamabad would not shake the government’s resolve to exterminate terrorism. “The terrorists will achieve nothing and will fail to undermine the resolve of the government in the war on terror,” he said in a statement. app

Cowardly acts won’t break people’s resolve

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Wattoo on Tuesday condemned the suicide attacks on the Islamic International University Islamabad, saying such cowardly acts of terrorists would not break the people and the government’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country. He said that government was committed to eliminating terrorism from the country. app

Varsity attack an act of sheer cowardice

LAHORE: The suicide attack on the International Islamic University Islamabad is an act of cowardice, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawwar Hassan said on Tuesday. JI Secretary General Liaqat Baloch and JI former chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad also condemned the suicide attack, terming it “inhuman and cowardly”. They said no Muslim could commit an act of terrorism like this. app

Hidden hands behind attacks should be exposed

ISLAMABAD: The hidden hands behind terrorist attacks in the country should be exposed and brought to justice, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday. He expressed deep sorrow and grief over the terrorist attack on the International Islamic University Islamabad and the death of students. In a statement, Khan said such incidents were highly condemnable. app

Special teams needed to monitor terror suspects

KARACHI: While condemning the suicide attacks at the International Islamic University Islamabad, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said special anti-terror teams must be constituted to keep a close eye on terror suspects at educational institutes and other public places. Altaf expressed grief over the deaths of innocent people in the blast and demanded an action against supporters of terrorist activities. app

Targeting of students reflects Taliban barbarism

ISLAMABAD: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said the targeting of educational institutions reflected the barbaric and primitive mindset of the Taliban. PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain, Secretary Finance Imtiaz Ranjha also condemned Tuesday’s attack on the International Islamic University Islamabad. The leaders said targeting female students suggested an act of cowardice on part of the terrorists. app

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