President Zardari urges need to win ‘war against terrorism’ during Quetta visit

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday emphasised the need to win the “war against terrorism” at all costs during a visit to Quetta amid the prevailing tense security environment in Balochistan. The visit comes amid an upsurge in terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Just this month, Balochistan witnessed the unprecedented Jaffar Express hijacking which resulted in at least 31 lives being lost and a suicide blast in Noshki District that left five dead.
Meanwhile, there were multiple assaults on KP police among other incidents, while three terrorists were killed by security forces in a counterterrorism operation in the Khyber district on Monday. A statement from the PPP said President Zardari arrived in Quetta on a one-day visit to review the provincial law and order situation. He later attended a briefing on law and order in the province.
In a statement issued on the meeting’s discussion, the president was quoted as saying: “Terrorists will be defeated at all costs. .Source: dawn.com/