UAE- Heart bleeds for Lahore victims: paper
Date
3/29/2016 2:10:21 AM
(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI 29th March 2016 (WAM) -- A UAE newspaper has said that cowards have struck again and this time at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore the cultural heart of Pakistan.
"In just a matter of three weeks terrorists have struck in Turkey Belgium Nigeria Cote d'Ivore and now Pakistan. This only goes to show that terrorism is a global challenge that requires a united global response" said The Gulf Today in an editorial on Tuesday.
"The Sunday suicide bombing that claimed several lives including those of many children playing in the park has exposed the ugly face of terrorists who have filled their hearts with nothing but venom and cowardice. Hundreds were also injured when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through the crowds near a children's play area.
"It is Pakistan's deadliest attack since the December 2014 massacre of 134 schoolchildren at a military-run academy in Peshawar that prompted a government crackdown on militancy.
"The reprehensible bombing has been claimed by the Jamaat-ur-Ahrar group which stated it specifically targeted the Christian community. However most of those killed were Muslims who had gathered in the park for the weekend holiday.
"The country's powerful army has already announced it has carried out raids in Lahore as well as in Faisalabad and Multan. More have been planned and rightly so. There is no place for terrorism in a sane society.
"Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to defeat the 'extremist mindset' while army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif has promised Pakistan 'will never allow these savage non-humans to overrun our life and liberty.'"
"Nevertheless one factor that still causes worry is that despite significant progress in military operations against the militants the terrorists are still able to carry out major mindless attacks.
"No amount of consolation will help heal the wounds of terror victims. "I tried to pump my son's chest and give him CPR but he was no more. He died right in front of me" cried the father of a child while a mother wailed "My son my son nobody should lose their sons."
"The senseless killings highlight the need to intensify the fight against every form of extremism.
"The UAE has taken a firm position of rejecting all forms and manifestations of terrorism regardless of motivation and justification wherever whenever and by whomsoever they are committed.
"The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has rightly called for concerted efforts by the international community to work at eradicating all forms of terrorism.
"The perpetrators of this horrendous terrorist act should be swiftly brought to justice" concluded the Sharjah-based daily.
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