RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday extended his full support for holding Pakistan Super League (PSL) final in Lahore.
While talking about the blast on Mall Road, General Bajwa said, “Army wi
ll extend full support to all concerned for holding the event as scheduled.”
He was chairing a security meeting at Corps Headquarters, where he was briefed about Monday night’s blast.
Bajwa said that
such incidents can neither lower the nation’s resolve nor can affect the country’s efforts against terrorism.
“Our gains over the yea
rs cannot be reversed,” General Bajwa added.
He appreciated efforts of intelligence agencies in tracing culprits of Monday night’s blast w
hich have resulted into important arrests overnight including few Afghans.
He directed authorities to expedite efforts to unearth the complete network behi
nd the blast.