January 30, 2023

 

 

     PRESS RELEASE

CONDEMNATION OF SUICIDE BLAST

INSIDE MOSQUE IN PESHAWAR.

 

Mr. Haroon-ur-Rashid, Vice-Chairman and Mr. Hassan Raza Pasha, Chairman, Executive Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council, have strongly condemned the barbaric suicide blast inside mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area today on 30th January, 2023, which led martyred more than 30 persons and about 150 injured. While expressing their deep grief and sorrow, they said that such minded people have nothing to do with Islam.

 

They expressed that it is failure of Police and law enforcement agencies that suicider entered in such a sensitive area of Peshawar with explosive material. They demanded that all possible steps/measures should be taken for safety and security of the general public and foolproof security of mosques and religious places should also be ensured, throughout the Country, so that such incidents may not happen in future. They have further demanded from the Provincial, Federal Governments and all the relevant stakeholders to identify unknown assailants and the persons involved in this incident and they must be awarded exemplary punishment.

 

They have announced that on 31st January, 2023, the lawyers throughout Country would observe MOURNING DAY in memory of today’s martyrs and to share grief of their families.

 

SECRETARY