ISLAMABAD:Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has reiterated the government’s resolve to spare no effort to root out terrorism from the country.
Addressing a news conference here in Islamabad on Monday, he said the whole nation is grieved at the latest terrorist attack on a Balochistan Constabulary vehicle in Sibbi that claimed lives of nine people.
The Interior Minister said thirteen personnel were injured who were shifted to Quetta and three out of them were critical. He said the federal government is in regular contact with the provincial government of Balochistan and will extend all out support to them in fighting terrorism. The Minister said despite all economic restraints faced by the country and austerity measures, there will be no cut down in the resources of our law enforcement agencies at federal or provincial level.
He said the whole nation stands united alongside our security forces to extirpate the menace of terrorism forever. To a question about Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s statement about elections in the country, Rana Sanaullah said a meeting of all coalition parties of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will be held to consult the issue.
To a question, he said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan had jumped the wall of his Zaman Park residence and escaped to his neighbour’s home to evade arrest on Sunday. Rana Sanaullah said Imran Khan misused his authority when it came to Toshakhana gifts.
To a question, he said if the court acquits Imran Khan, we will accept it. “The government has no desire to arrest Imran Khan, but he should ensure his appearance before the courts’, the Minister added.