President Mamnoon Hussain and prominent political personalities, while condemning Quetta Civil Hospital blast, vowed not to let terrorists succeed in their goal.
The president directed for the provision of best treatment to those injured in the attack. He prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and wished strength to the bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali also condemned the Quetta blast.
While conversing with the media, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani condemned the attack and stated that foreign elements might be involved in the attack, adding that investigation in this regard was necessary. He stated that agents related to Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) were arrested in Pakistan in the past, and foreign agents intended to destabilise the country.
Rabbani said political parties and the public need to be on one page during such an hour of grief while putting aside their differences.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly decried the attack and expressed sympathy with the bereaved families.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, while condemning the blast, lashed out at the government’s counter-terrorism strategy.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan termed the terrorists as cowards who attack hospitals and kill innocent people.
PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi condemned and expressed grief over the incident. While talking to a private channel, he said that such elements are behind this attack who do not wish to see Pakistan progress. He said that it is shocking that a hospital has been targeted and educated people have been killed.
