PM Shehbaz Sharif in Quetta to asses security situation

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Quetta on a one-day visit on Saturday to assess the security situation following multipe terrorists in Sorab in which Additional Deputy Commissioner Hidayatullah Buledi was martyred, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.  

Acting Balochistan Governor Abdul Khaliq Achakzai and Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti welcomed the prime minister at the Quetta Airport. 

During his stay in the provincial capital, PM Shehbaz will attend a Jirga of tribal elders.

Sources told the 24NewsHD TV channel that Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, federal ministers and members of the Balochistan Assembly will also attend the Jirga.

The prime minister will also chair a meeting on the law and order situation in the province at which the chief minister will brief him, the police and Pakistan Army’s high command on the situation arising out of a terrorist attack in Sorab, Balochistan. 

The prime minister will also meet with the family members of the additional deputy commissioner, who was martyred in the terrorist attack. 

PM vows to crush terrorism

Earlier in a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the cowardly attack on the innocent citizens, officers of administration and a bank by terrorists in Sorab. He paid tribute to Additional Deputy Commissioner Hidayatullah Buledi for embracing martyrdom while defending his area from terrorists.

He expressed sympathy with the bereaved family members of the martyr and prayed for the grant of patience to them. He said the attack by cowardly terrorists on the citizens and their properties was openly and evidently reflective of their animosity towards people and the progress of Balochistan.

He said the cowardly terrorists targeted innocent and unarmed citizens including children and women. The war against terrorists will continue till their complete elimination from the country, he added.

The prime minister said martyred Additional Deputy Commissioner Hidayatullah Buledi set an example of bravery while fighting against the terrorists.

Sympathies of the whole nation were with the family of martyred Hidayatullah Buledi, he remarked.

The armed forces of Pakistan were busy day and night to exterminate the proxies who were spreading terrorism in Pakistan under the patronage of India, he said adding the whole nation stood shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces for completely wiping out elements who were involved in terrorism with abetment of India.

He directed that the persons involved in the incident should be identified and should be given exemplary punishment.

Reporters: Essa Tarin and Awais Kiyani