PM vows to take war against terror to its logical conclusion

LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting to review over all law and order situation after suicide attack outside Punjab Assembly the previous day.

The higher security officials briefed the Prime Minister over security situation.

In the meeting, the initial report of the suicide attack was presented before PM Nawaz.

Addressing the participants, PM Nawaz said, “War against terrorism will be taken to its logical conclusion.”

He said the enemy would be defeated with national determination, adding that security forces and law enforcement agencies have rendered exemplary sacrifices in fight against terrorism.

“Eliminating terrorism in our national responsibility,” he added.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Advisor to PM on National Security Lt. Gen. (retd) Nasser Janjua, CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and others attended the meeting.

At least 13 persons lost their lives and 80 others were injured in a deadly suicide blast outside the Punjab Assembly on Monday evening. DIG City Traffic Police Capt (retd) Ahmad Mobin Zaidi and Acting DIG (Operations) Zahid Gondal were among the six police officials martyred.

The outlawed Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, naming DIG Mobin as an official of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in a statement issued to journalists.

The suicide bomber could have targeted the over 1,500-strong crowd of protesters but he went after the senior police officials, especially DIG Mobin and SSP Gondal.