RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The Pakistan Ex-servicemen Association (PESA) has expressed deep shock and grief over the bombing attack in Quetta that left over 70 dead and over 100 seriously injured.

“At this hour of grief, PESA once again stands by the lawyer’s community, with whom we had struggled for democracy during their movement for restoration of judiciary. The nation is looking up to them to provide dynamic leadership that pulls Pakistan out from the present turmoil, it said.

This was observed in an emergency meeting presided by President PESA Lt Gen Ali Kuli Khan (Retd), Vice Admiral Ahmad Tasnim (Retd), Air Marshal (Retd) Masood Akhtar, Lt Gen (Retd) Naeem Akbar, Brig Mian Mahmud (Retd), Brig Arbi Khan (Retd), Brig Masud ul Hassan (Retd) and others were also present on the occasion. 

They said that such acts cannot take place in isolation, it reflects upon inefficiency of police and civilian intelligence agencies that are primarily responsible for internal security. 

These organizations have failed to perform their responsibilities as they have been totally politicized, they said, adding that under such circumstances, no organization can deliver as senior officers are rotated form their jobs at whims of the rulers and shoulder promotions have become common for officers of the rank of DSP and below.

The civilian agencies that were supposed to make National Action Plan a success have so far failed to bust even the home grown terrorist organizations like Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and their disappointing performance has forced the Army Chief to order combing operation in the entire country.