Kakar, Zardari, Shehbaz condemn terrorist attack on DI Khan police station

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The political leadership of the country has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan.

At least 10 policemen embraced martyrdom and nine others suffered injuries when terrorists attacked the police station in the wee hours of Monday.

The armed men attacked the police station by hurling hand grenades and resorting to intense firing.

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, former president Asif Ali Zardari, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and other political leaders condemned the terror incident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

سابق صدر آصف علی زرداری کی ڈی آئی خان میں پولیس تھانہ پر دہشتگردوں کے حملے کی مذمت آصف علی زرداری کا پولیس اہلکاروں کی شہادت پر اظہار افسوس دہشتگردوں کے خاتمے کا علاج نیشنل ایکشن پلان پر عمل ہے ' آصف علی زرداری دہشتگردوں کی نرسریوں کو تباہ کرنے سے امن ہوگا 'آصف علی…

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“The whole nation is standing firmly with the police and our security forces. We salute our martyrs and pray for those who embraced martyrdom in the terror incident,” Kakar said.

Former President Asif Ali Zardari said that there is a need to implement the National Action Plan (NAP) in its true letter and spirit to defeat the terrorism.

“The peace can be achieved by destroying the sanctuaries and nurseries of terrorists,” Zardari said.

Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have always fought the menace of terrorism with great bravery and courage.

ہم ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں دہشتگردوں کے بزدلانہ حملے میں شہید ہونے والے پولیس اہلکاروں کے اہل خانہ کے ساتھ تعزیت کرتے ہیں اور ان کی وطن عزیز کے خاطر قربانی کو سلام پیش کرتے ہیں۔ خیبر پختونخواہ پولیس نے ہمیشہ دہشتگردوں کا بڑی بہادری سے مقابلہ کیا ہے اور ایسے قابل مذمت حملے ان کے امن…

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Caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ijaz also lauded the sacrifices of KP police and security forces in the war against terrorism.

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Meanwhile, Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori and Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi also condemned the attack on police station in DI Khan.