M RAFIQUE GORAYA

LAHORE: Religious parties of all schools of thought have unanimously condemned the suicide bomb blast near the congregation of Tableeghi Jamaat at Raiwind on Wednesday where thousands of people had gathered for prayers.

In their statements, they paid tribute to policemen who stopped the terrorists at the check post from entering the venue of the congregations otherwise the loss of human lives would have been much higher .

In their separate condemnation statements leaders of Pakistan Awami Thrik, Jamaat-e-Islami, Jamaat-e-Ahle Hadis, Pakistan Ulema council, Jamiat-e- Ulema-ePakistan and others demanded of the government to implement the national action plan against the terrorists and extremists in letter and spirit .