QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, while expressing heartfelt grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of Lt Col Laiq, has said that perpetrators of the crime would be brought to justice, according to statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Thursday.

Bizenjo said that purpose of kidnapping army officer and his subsequent martyrdom was nothing but to create the atmosphere of terror in the province, adding that the nefarious designs of terrorists and their abettors would be foiled. He said that perpetrators of the crime would be brought to justice, adding that such coward acts could not terrify valiant jawans and officers of security forces.

Bizenjo conveyed his heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family and prayed that may Allah Almighty rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with equanimity.