ISLAMABAD (APP): Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani of JUI-F condemned the Quetta’s blast and alleged that the West was united against the Muslims and had waged a war against them.
The West first themselves promoted terrorism in various regions of the world and now was using the countries under its sway to crush the menace of terrorism, he added.
Abdul Waseem of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said the Quetta blast was a tragic incident. The NA had already done legislation to cope with the menace but unfortunately it could not be implemented in letter and spirit, he added.
He said the operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in light of the legislation. He demanded implementation of all 20 points of NAP in letter and spirit.
Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour of Awami National Party said such situation always arose when non-political people started making decisions on behalf of the elected ones. All the Muslim countries, he said, were victims of terrorism.
He called for establishing good relations with neighbouring countries to cope with terrorism and bring peace and tranquillity in the country.
Muhammad Ayaz Soomro of PPP called for joining hands to eliminate the menace. A conference should be convened to devise a joint strategy for preventing such gruesome incidents to occur, he added.
He requested the federal and provincial governments to strengthen intelligence agencies, besides enhancing effective coordination among various agencies.
He termed the tragic incident a conspiracy against democracy and democratic institutions. He demanded to provide facilities to the people at gross roots level to foil such conspiracies.
Khalid Hussain Magsi of PML-N said,”We should not blame each other and should take ownership to curtail such incidents.” Such conspiracies could be foiled through unity, he added.
Dr Arif Alvi of PTI said it was wrong to say the nation was not united against terrorism. A plan was made during the All Parties Conference to purge the country of the terrorists, he recalled.
He said,”We are in a good position to make counter narrative against terrorism.” Religious leaders should play their due roles in that regard, he added.