ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday strongly denounced an attack on Customs officials in Daraban area of District Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a statement said.
Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that such cowardly actions could not shake the resolve of the government and the fight against smuggling and terrorism would continue till their complete eradication.
The PM prayed for the departed souls of Shaheed personnel and for the bereaved families to bear the losses with fortitude, PM Office Media Wing said.
PM Strongly Denounces Attack on Customs officials in Northwest Pakistan
He stated that looking after the bereaved families of Shuhada was now a responsibility of the government and issued directives to Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to prepare Shuhada package for the bereaved families.
He further said that those Shuhada who had been sacrificing their lives for the motherland and laying down their lives in performance of duties, were alive before Allah Almighty.
