Elimination of terrorism in Balochistan, KP must for country’s progress: PM Shehbaz

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QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said Thursday that Pakistan cannot move on the path of development without eliminating the threat of terrorism in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Addressing a high -level meeting on the law and order situation in Quetta, Prime Minister Shahbaz paid tribute to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and security forces for successfully recovering 339 Jaffar Express passengers, who had made a terrorist area in the province.

The Prime Minister added, “The terrorists who attacked the train did not even care about the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan.”

Stressing the need for joint efforts to tackle terrorism, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan cannot afford such an accident.

Appreciating the unprecedented sacrifices made by the security forces in the backdrop of the Jaffar Express hijacking incident, Prime Minister Shahbaz said that malicious propaganda against soldiers and martyrs would not be tolerated.

The Prime Minister added, “Pakistan cannot prosper unless Balochistan is brought equal to other provinces in terms of development.”

Criticizing the PTI, without the name of the former ruling party, the Prime Minister said that terrorism was once again raising its head in the country, causing those who had “cordial relations” with the Taliban.

It is important to mention here that during the PTI era, after the collapse of Kabul in 2021, thousands of militants were shifted from Out Leo Terror Completion to the country during the PTI era.

The Prime Minister said that Pakistan Army soldiers and officers are making great sacrifices to protect millions of children from becoming an orphan.

Referring to the former ruling party and its social media ‘Warriors’, Prime Minister Shahabz said that there was no opportunity to discredit a “section” institutions in the country.

Toxic propaganda is being spread by “Franiums”, which was broadcast by its platform by the “neighbor” country.

“Apart from making fun of the sacrifices of soldiers, it cannot be more treacherous with the country,” said the premiere.

He warned that “poisonous propaganda against soldiers and martyrs would not be tolerated.”

The Prime Minister said: “If there is no peace, there can be no progress and prosperity.”

The Prime Minister called on all political forces to sit together to eliminate the curse of terrorism and devise a strategy to bring economic stability to the country.

The premiere of the deadly Jaffar Express hijacking led to Quetta to express solidarity with people and to assess the law and order situation.

The premiere came to light when security forces abolished all 33 Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists who hijacked the Jaffar Express, in which more than 400 passengers were taken hostage on Tuesday.

One day ago, announcing the completion of a two -day long operation, Director General Inter Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Ahmad Sharifri said the armed forces participated in the operation against the terrorists who “lived in contact with their facilitators and masterminds based in Afghanistan via satellite phones.”

An army spokesman said units of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Special Services Group (SSG), Army, and Frontier Corps (FC) participated in the operation.

Saying that all the hostages were released, an army spokesman revealed that 21 passengers were martyred by terrorists before the clearance operation began. In addition, four FC personnel were also martyred during the attack in the Mashkaf area of ​​Bolan district.

Lieutenant General Chaudhry said, “Whoever did this work will be hunting and brought to justice,” he added, adding that the suicide bomber – who is near the hostages using them as a human shield.

Meanwhile, with an emergency emergency in Sibi and Civil Hospital Quetta, at least 29 were injured in the Jaffar Express incident.

According to the hospital administration, the injured passengers are in a stable condition and are at risk. Also, 47 passengers have been shifted from Mach to Quetta.