PM Nawaz condemns Paris attacks, says Pakistan stands with France against terrorism
The PM strongly condemned the attacks and termed them 'ruthless and heinous'
SWAT (Dunya News) – Terming them ‘ruthless and heinous’, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday strongly condemned the Paris terror attacks and said Pakistan stands with people of France against terrorism, Dunya News reported.
Talking to the media in his Swat visit, PM said terrorists have no religion or nationality.
The PM strongly condemned the attacks and termed them ‘ruthless and heinous’.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office (FO) of Pakistan has also strongly condemned the deadly attack. In a statement, its spokesman said the government and people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with France. The statement strongly condemns the attacks and expresses condolences over the loss of lives.
Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq also wrote to the French counterpart and expressed condolences on the loss of lives.
Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani also wrote to the French counterpart and condemned the incident.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan also condemned the attacks and said he can understand the anger in Paris following the attacks. He said Pakistani people have also gone through some of the deadliest terrorist attacks such as Army Public School (APS) attack in Peshawar last year.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also condemned the attack and called on the international community to unite against terrorism.
Pakistani Parisians busy helping victims of Paris attacks
The Pakistanis living in Paris are unhurt after the deadly terrorist attacks that left over 160 dead, Pakistani ambassador said.
The Pakistani Parisians are engaged in helping the victims of the terrorist attacks with many waiting in long queues to donate blood.
They have expressed determination to fight the circumstances and not to be terrorized after the attacks.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to France Ghalib Iqbal said while talking exclusively to Dunya News that there are no reports of any Pakistanis living in Paris getting injured in the attacks.
He told that Pakistanis are active in doing whatever they can to help including waiting in long queues to donate blood.
The Pakistani Parisians have said they will not be terrorized by the cowardly attacks and that they will fight it.
The Foreign Office spokesperson has said a helpline in Pakistani embassy in France has been established where people can call to find out about their friends and relatives.
Read: Paris: Frenchman identified as possible concert hall attacker
A French national is believed to be among four men who stormed a Paris concert hall overnight, killing at least 82 people, police and a source close to the investigation said Saturday.
Investigators said found the body of a French national who was known to intelligence services and indicated he was likely one of four men who attacked the Bataclan concert hall late Friday as part of a series of simultaneous attacks on the French capital which killed 128.
They did not give details of his identity or his background.
Read: IS group claims Paris attacks that killed over 160
Islamic State militants on Saturday claimed a series of coordinated attacks by suicide bombers and gunmen in Paris that killed at least 160 people at a concert hall, restaurants and the national sports stadium.
French President Francois Hollande also blamed the Islamic extremist group and called the coordinated assault on Friday night at six different sites an "act of war".
At least eight militants, all wearing suicide vests, brought unprecedented violence to the streets of the French capital in the worst attacks in Europe since the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
In the bloodiest part of a night of violence, four men armed with AK47s stormed into a rock concert at the Bataclan concert hall in eastern Paris, gunning down at least 82 people and taking dozens hostage.
