LONDON: 4^TH APRIL 2012

Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has strongly condemned the bomb blast in a passenger van in the Jamrud area of the Khyber Agency. He expressed his grief and sorrow over the loss of lives and injuries to many others. He said that the elements responsible for targeting the passenger van were barbaric terrorists and playing with the lives of innocent people.

Mr Hussain said that the courage and resolve of the nation against terrorism would not diminish with by acts of terrorism. He said that the army and other law-enforcing agencies were working to quell terrorism with unfaltering determination, and they would not rest content unless this menace was eradicated from the country.

Mr Hussain sympathized with the bereaved family members of the persons killed in the attack and prayed for the early recovery of the injured. He appealed to President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani to take serious notice of the incident and take effective steps the terrorist elements behind it.