Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack at a university in Pakistan and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. “Strongly condemn the terror attack at Bacha Khan University in Pakistan. Condolences to families of the deceased. Prayers with the injured,” he tweeted.
In Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti too condemned the terror attack, saying it was a grim reminder of how “terrorists are trying to destabilise the region by shedding the blood of innocents”.
Mehbooba said today’s incident, the attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan in December 2014 and the recent strike on an Airbase in
Pathankot area of Punjab in India were grim reminders of how the terrorists were trying to destabilise the region by shedding the blood of innocents. “We stand united with the people and the Government of Pakistan in their resolve to fight the menace of terrorism and condemn use of violence under any circumstance,” she said, adding the atrocity of such proportion should outrage the feelings of every human being.
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said Pakistan should wake up and forge friendship with India to defeat terror forces even as he observed that there are elements in both countries who do not want peace between them. “For God’s sake, wake up and start friendship with India and only together we will be able to fight these elements,” he said in a message to Pakistan while referring to the Peshawar attack.
“There are elements. I had made it clear. There are elements in Pakistan and even in our country who do not want peace between two countries, because they are making money for it. They are becoming richer and richer. So, why should they have peace. But for the larger population, this is a menace,” Abdullah said.
He added, “for the interest of the people and the government of the two sides, we need to get together and fight this menace with all the power that we have.”