Condemning The Mastung Attack: Muhammad Ali Khan Saif

Condemning the Mastung attack, Muhammad Ali Khan Saif said unless the nation did not get united, the enemy would continue such attacks.

Islamabad(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jul, 2018 ) :Condemning the Mastung attack, Muhammad Ali Khan Saif said unless the nation did not get united, the enemy would continue such attacks. "We as a nation have become hypocrite, estranged and senseless and do not learn lessons from the past. " Pervez Rasheed urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) not to allow those persons to contest election whose Names were in the 4th schedule and also those belonging to the outlawed extremist groups.

Shibli Faraz said the nation was divided while enemies were unitedly targeting the people belonging to all walks of life.

He stressed the need to strengthen the civilian institutions, saying if the institutions had been fully prepared to provide proper security then the deadly incident would not have happened in Mastung.

Mushtaq Ahmed Khan prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls of those martyred in the Mastung suicide attack and also prayed for grant of courage to the bereaved families to bear the loss.

He said Mir Siraj Raisani was a true patriot, who embraced martyrdom for the sake of country. He should be given the highest civilian gallantry award because he had become a symbol of love for the country, he added.

He said India was destabilizing Balochistan as its spy agency RAW was involved in every terrorist activity in the province.

Asif Kirmani alleged that deadly terrorist incidents across the country had occurred because measures were not taken to provide foolproof security to the political parties during their election campaign.

Saadia Abbasi said the Federal Government should have announced a three-day mourning after the deadliest terror attack. An emergency meeting of the Senate's Standing Committee on Interior should be convened to discuss the security issue, she added.

Nauman Wazir suggested that the committee should hold its meeting in Quetta to discuss the issue and come up with a comprehensive plan to ensure foolproof security across the country.

Rehman Malik, who is also chairman of the Senate's Standing Committee on Interior, said the committee would meet on July 19 to discuss the law and order problems across the country, especially in Balochistan. The meeting would also be attended by inspectors general of police of all the provinces, and high officials of law enforcement agencies, he added.

He said the authorities concerned would be asked to brief in detail as to what measures had been taken to provide security to the political parties during their election campaign and on the polling day.

Moreover, details of deployment of law enforcement agencies on polling stations would also be sought, he added.

Leader of the Opposition Sherry Rehman said the government should provide all the information required by the senators.