Says all available resources will be used to bring those involved in the incident to justice.
KP CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: screenshot
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Thursday expressed deep concern over the law and order situation prevailing in the province and said strict directives have been given to relevant authorities to apprehend the killers of Maulana Muhammad Idrees.
“I am personally reviewing the progress daily. All available resources will be used to bring to justice those involved in this incident,” he said during his visit to Charsadda district to attend a prayer event for the cleric.
The chief minister asked pointed questions: “Why are such incidents happening? Why are Pakhtuns still displaced and in danger today?”
He added that the enemies of peace made no distinction between a party, a school of thought or an organization, but systematically attacked any effective and capable personality.
He also expressed sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family, followers and associates of the slain religious leader.
Addressing the participants, Afridi described the incident as a “monumental tragedy”. “His religious, academic and intellectual services will always be remembered,” the chief minister said.
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He noted that the massive participation of people from all walks of life in the funeral prayer was clear evidence that Maulana Idrees was a figure who firmly stood for truth and righteousness.
“The government and the people stand with the bereaved family in this hour of mourning,” Afridi added.
Afridi traced the roots of the region’s instability back to 2002. “Since then, this region has been plagued by persistent unrest, terrorism and bloodshed. For the past 23 years, our people have been carrying coffins. This must stop now.”
He further said that all political and religious parties, as well as various schools of thought, rejected the policies formulated behind closed doors at the assembly. “Yet powerful circles continue to impose such policies on the nation at gunpoint,” he lamented.
Highlighting collective responsibility, the chief minister said, “This is not the fight of a single individual, a single party or a single class. This is our common battle. We can no longer afford to take decisions behind closed doors because the people demand peace.”
