President, PM strongly condemn the act of terrorism in Karachi

ISLAMABAD—President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have strongly condemned two bomb blasts that occured near Karsaz Roundabout in Karachi on Thursday night in the procession being taken out to welcome Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party.

The president and the prime minister in their separate messages said they had been deeply shocked by the dastardly act. President Musharraf said he condemned this attack in the strongest possible words. He said this was a conspiracy against democracy. He prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and fortitude to the bereaved families.

The president appealed to the nation and especially the people of Karachi to exercise patience and calm in this hour. The president said the government would take every step to trace the culprits and award them exemplary punishment.

He expressed deep sympathy with the wounded and prayed for their early recovery. He said the government would bear all the expenses for the medical treatment of the injured.

The President and the Prime Minister have directed the authorities concerned to provide all possible assistance to the injured persons and leave no stone unturned to apprehend the perpetrators of the heinous crime killing innocent people.
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