{"id":9939,"date":"2023-10-02T06:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pm-kakar-condemns-dastardly-terrorist-attack-in-ankara-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T06:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:29:09","slug":"pm-kakar-condemns-dastardly-terrorist-attack-in-ankara-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pm-kakar-condemns-dastardly-terrorist-attack-in-ankara-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Kakar condemns ‘dastardly terrorist attack’ in Ankara | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Sunday condemned the \u201cdastardly\u201d terrorist attack in Ankara and expressed solidarity with the people of Turkiye.<\/p>\n

The prime minister, via his social media X handle, expressed complete solidarity with the Turkish nation, endorsing his trust in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his fight against the \u201cscourge of terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stand in complete solidarity with our Turkish brothers and sisters in the fight against the scourge of terrorism. I have no doubt that under the dynamic leadership of my brother (President Recep Tayyip Erdogan), the resolute Turkish nation will emerge ever stronger from this challenge,\u201d the PM said.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan strongly condemns the dastardly terrorist attack in Ankara today. We stand in complete solidarity with our Turkish brothers and sisters in the fight against the scourge of terrorism. I have no doubt that under the dynamic leadership of my brother @RTErdogan<\/a>, the\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Separately, in a press release shared by PM Office Media Wing, the prime minister extended sympathies of the Pakistani nation to the people of brotherly country Turkiye. He also prayed for the swift recovery of the injured.<\/p>\n

Read More: C<\/a><\/span><\/span>OAS lauds Turkish military\u2019s efforts to maintain peace in region<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry added its voice in condemning the horrendous incident occurred in Turkiye. In a statement, it said that Pakistan \u201cstrongly condemns the terrorist attack targeting the Ministry of Internal Affairs of brotherly Turkiye earlier today\u201d.<\/p>\n

The ministry on behalf of the Pakistani nation prayed for the swift and complete recovery of those injured in this \u201cheinous attack\u201d.<\/p>\n

It also expressed hope on the Turkish nation to \u201cdefeat this menace[of terrorism] and emerge ever stronger\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read More: <\/span><\/span>Erdogan declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 6,300<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier, Turkiye’s government said that two terrorists carried out a bomb attack on Sunday in front of the Interior Ministry buildings in Ankara, leaving both of them dead and wounding two police officers in the capital city’s first blast in years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

They drove up to the building’s main entrance and set off the explosion in the area that is home to ministerial buildings and parliament, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The blast killed one of the attackers and authorities “neutralised” the other, he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Two terrorists came with a light commercial vehicle in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of our Ministry of Internal Affairs and carried out a bomb attack,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“Our struggle will continue until the last terrorist is neutralised,” Yerlikaya wrote.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Saat 09.30 s\u0131ralar\u0131nda \u0130\u00e7i\u015fleri Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z Emniyet Genel M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc giri\u015f kap\u0131s\u0131 \u00f6n\u00fcne hafif ticari ara\u00e7la gelen 2 ter\u00f6rist bombal\u0131 sald\u0131r\u0131 eyleminde bulunmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n

Ter\u00f6ristlerden biri kendini patlatm\u0131\u015f, di\u011fer ter\u00f6rist etkisiz hale getirilmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n

A\u00e7\u0131lan ate\u015f s\u0131ras\u0131nda 2 Emniyet\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Turkish media earlier reported that an explosion was heard near the parliament and ministerial buildings, and broadcasters showed footage of debris scattered on a street near the Interior Ministry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Two police officers slightly injured in terrorist attack in front of General Directorate of Security in Ankara, says Turkish Interior Minister Yerlikaya. Rupert Stone reports pic.twitter.com\/GWtXhxUbbK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TRT World (@trtworld) October 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Reuters <\/em>footage after the blast showed a Renault cargo vehicle parked, windows shattered and doors open, amid debris scattered on the street surrounded by soldiers, police, ambulances, fire trucks and armoured vehicles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The bomb on Ataturk Boulevard was the first in Ankara since 2016, and comes on the day that President Tayyip Erdogan is set to attend the opening session of parliament, located one kilometre (mile) away.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A senior Turkish official told Reuters <\/em>the attackers had hijacked the vehicle and killed its driver in Kayseri, a city 260km southeast of Ankara, before carrying out the attack. One of the injured officers suffered shrapnel injuries, he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n