QUETTA – A statue of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnahwas destroyed in a terrorist attack by a banned Baloch outfit on Sunday.
Reports quoting officials cited that the outlawed Baloch Liberation Frontclaimed responsibility for the bombing of Jinnah’s statue which was mountedat Marine Drive earlier this year.
The terrorists reportedly planted an explosive device beneath the statuewhich completely destroyed the sculpture however the nature of the blastwas yet to be ascertained.
Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Major (retd) Abdul Kabir Khan speaking with aninternational news outlet said the matter is being investigated at thehighest level while adding that the militants visited the area as tourists.
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Meanwhile, no arrest has been made so far as officials mentioned to probethe matter from all angles. The culprits will be caught soon, he added.
