PM Kakar gutted over Jaranwala incident
Pakistan
PM Kakar gutted over Jaranwala incident
ISLAMABAD (APP) – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday said that he was “gutted” over the Jaranwala incident involving the attack on minorities, assuring that strict action would be taken against law violators.
“I am gutted by the visuals coming out of Jaranwala, Faisalabad. Stern action would be taken against those who violate law and target minorities,” the prime minister wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
I am gutted by the visuals coming out of Jaranwala,#Faisalabad. Stern action would be taken against those who violate law and target minorities. All law enforcement has been asked to apprehend culprits and bring them to justice. Rest assured that the government of Pakistan stands… https://t.co/GHWUGA1NNq
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) August 16, 2023
He was responding to a post on X by President Bishop Church of Pakistan Bishop Azad Marshall, who highlighted the Jaranwala incident.
The prime minister said that all law-enforcement agencies had been asked to apprehend culprits and bring them to justice. “Rest assured that the government of Pakistan stands with our citizenry on an equal basis,” he remarked.
