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Islamabad, May 16, 2023 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said planners and abettors of the violent incidents of 9th May should be brought to justice. Chairing meeting of the National Security Committee in Islamabad today, he said the culprits should be taken to task to set an example so that no one can dare repeat such incidents in future.
The Prime Minister said he has directed that innocent people should not be touched but culprits involved in these heinous crimes should not be spared even if chief executive of the country seeks any leniency for them.
Shehbaz Sharif said these acts of vandalism are not less than terrorism, which have brought shame to the entire nation. He said goons of a political party attacked military installations, including the General Headquarters Rawalpindi, FC Camp in Quetta, and other public property. He said these people inflicted harm on the country that our enemy even could not think of in 75 years.
The Prime Minister said today’s meeting expressed that the entire nation is standing behind their armed forces. The meeting was attended by provincial chief ministers, federal ministers, Services Chiefs and others.
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