Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has strongly condemned the two suicide blasts in Lahore today, which resulted in the loss of precious lives.

The Foreign Minister emphasized that terrorism will never be allowed to succeed in its nefarious designs. Such acts only strengthen our resolve to fight terrorism with more vigour. The Government and the people of Pakistan are determined to root out this menace.

The Foreign Minister expressed his profound condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of those who sustained injuries in the blast.

Islamabad

12 March 2010