Musharraf condemns blasts
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf condemned deadly bomb blasts
Thursday that targeted a convoy carrying former premier Benazir Bhutto,
describing the attack as a “conspiracy against democracy.”
“President Musharraf said he condemned this attack in the strongest
possible words,” according to a statement released by state media.
“He said this was a conspiracy against democracy,” the statement
carried by the Associated Press of Pakistan said. Musharraf also
appealed for calm after the blasts, which killed more than 100 people in
the southern port city of Karachi.
“The president appealed to the nation and especially the people of
Karachi to exercise patience and calm in this hour. “The president said
the government would take every step to trace the culprits and award
them exemplary punishment.
“He said the government would bear all the expenses for the medical
treatment of the injured.”
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz also condemned the attack, saying he was
deeply shocked. “The president and the prime minister in their separate
messages said they had been deeply shocked by the dastardly act,” the
statement said.
Karachi, Friday, AFP
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