Summary The Prime Minister extended his heartfelt condolences to the victims' families.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk / AFP) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday stated that countless sacrifices by the law enforcement agencies in fight against terrorism will not go in vain.
While strongly condemning the terrorist attack at a court complex in Shabqadar area of Charsadda, he said the nation is united in its commitment to wipe out the menace of terrorism from Pakistan.
The Prime Minister extended his heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families and prayed to Allah Almighty to grant courage to them to bear the irreparable losses.
He said the brave police officials who embraced martyrdom in the line of duty sacrificed their lives today to safeguard a peaceful tomorrow for our future generations.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a court complex in Charsadda district in Pakistan’s northwest, killing at least eight people and injuring 21.
The bomber attacked as lawyers and litigants were arriving during the morning rush hour in the town of Shabqadar.
Shabqadar is near the Mohmand tribal district, one of seven semi-autonomous regions bordering Afghanistan where militants from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had established bases in the past.
Islamabad launched a military offensive in the tribal areas in 2014 that has reportedly killed thousands of militants and pushed the rest over the border to Afghanistan, resulting in improved security inside Pakistan.
However, insurgents associated with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) occasionally carry out attacks from bases in Afghanistan.
Shabqadar is some 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Charsadda, where extremists attacked a university on January 20 in a rampage that left 21 dead.
