Senate's Body Denounces Christchurch Incident

Senate's body denounces Christchurch incident

Senate Standing Committee on Interior has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand wherein fifty innocent people were killed in a shooting and more than 40 were injured

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News / Online - 22nd March, 2019) Senate Standing Committee on Interior has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand wherein fifty innocent people were killed in a shooting and more than 40 were injured.The Committee also expressed great grief over the loss of human lives and expressed sympathies with the families of those who were martyred.The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Senator Abdur Rehman Malik here at the Parliament House on Friday and was attended among others by Senators Azam Khan Swati, Dr.

Shahzad Wasim, Rana Maqbool Ahmed, Kalsoom Parveen and Momin Khan Afirdi. Senator Rehman Malik said that the hearts and souls of entire Pakistani nation are with people of New Zealand and victim families. He said that this Committee highly appreciates the concerted efforts of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in handling the situation after the massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.The committee termed her actions as equivalent to rewriting of world history and urged the national and international leaders to shun the use of term �Islamophobia' as terrorism against any state or religion or peoples shouldn't be associated with a religion.

The committee noted that this incident and the response provided to it should serve as an eye opener to the Modi government and it should realign its treatment of Muslims.Senator A. Rehman Malik informed the Committee that he has written a letter to of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appreciating her exemplary role after the incident. He reads the letter before the committee which was endorsed by the committee unanimously and was approved to be sent to the PM New Zealand on the behalf of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior.

He reads the letter as; "I on behalf of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior would like to express that we (Pakistanis) are saddened to learn about the tragic loss of lives in the Mosques at Christchurch, New Zealand. I would like to offer my deepest gratitude on your support to the families of martyrs in the incident of terrorism. You have demonstrated historical role by showing the solidarity towards the Muslim Community in your country.