No difference between May 9 rioters and terrorists: PM Shehbaz
- Prime Minister’s visit to the dilapidated building of Radio Pakistan in Peshawar.
- He said that the government will ensure that such unfortunate incidents are not repeated.
- The Prime Minister directed the Finance Minister to release the salaries of the employees.
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the vandalism and arson of Radio Pakistan building in Peshawar exposed the barbaric mentality of the attackers, who had no regard for humanity and national heritage.
Addressing a function to express solidarity with the employees of Radio Pakistan and Associated Press of Pakistan, the Prime Minister said that after the attack on the historic building, there was widespread anger against the attackers in the country.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that people from all walks of life strongly condemn it. Attacks on government buildings and security installations across the country on May 9 and 10.
“There is no difference between the rioters of May 9-10 and the terrorists,” he said, adding that his government would ensure that such tragic incidents never repeat.
gave The Prime Minister announced a severe punishment. Criminals should be punished according to law.
He said the May 9-10 devastation was “beyond painful” and even the enemy was not capable of carrying out such tragic events in the past.
He said that Radio Pakistan was a historical station established before the independence of Pakistan in 1935, the independence of Pakistan was also announced from this station and Radio Pakistan Lahore station in 1947.
He said that under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, millions of Muslims made sacrifices for the motherland, the violent incidents of May 9 and 10 made the entire nation sad and angry.
The Prime Minister said that the vandalism of the historical building is against the spirit of patriotism and love for national heritage.
He strongly condemned the burning of a model of Chagai hills built on the premises of Radio Pakistan to commemorate the successful nuclear blasts that made the country’s defenses impregnable on 28 May 1998.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that living nations protect their national heritage and preserve it for future generations. However, on May 10, he said, almost 100 years of Radio Pakistan archives were burnt to ashes.
Appreciating the bravery and courage of the injured Radio Pakistan employees Naseer and Abdullah against the rioters, he gave them compensation checks.
The Prime Minister also directed the Finance Minister to take immediate steps to release the salaries of Radio Pakistan employees through the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister also gave the keys of the vehicles to Radio Pakistan.
Earlier, Radio Pakistan Director General Tahir Hassan gave a detailed presentation to the prime minister about the total destruction and damage to its archives and transmitters during the riots and upcoming projects.
On 9 May, a violent mob burnt to ashes a model of the Chagai Mountains on the premises of Radio Pakistan, which had been erected to commemorate the successful nuclear explosions at Chagai in Balochistan on 28 May 1998.
Later on May 10, rioters attacked the building of Radio Pakistan and set it on fire. The fire caused extensive damage to the building and government and private vehicles of the staff and the organization were burnt.
Later, the prime minister and federal ministers visited different parts of the burnt building and inspected the damage.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali, Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan, Federal Ministers Maryam Aurangzeb, Rana Sanaullah Khan, Ahsan Iqbal, Ishaq Dar, Advisor to Prime Minister Amir Muqam, Provincial Caretaker Ministers and advisors were also present on this occasion.