PESHAWAR: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that no concession would be given to miscreants and armed groups who attacked sensitive installations on May 9.

“May 9 cannot be repeated and culprits involved will be awarded exemplary punishment”, Minister said while speaking on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Radio Pakistan Peshawar. She said that Radio Pakistan building and historical archives were burnt by arsonists. “Our precious asset was set on fire which cannot be recovered,” she maintained. District administration and Radio Pakistan staff, Minister said tried their best to stop armed groups who carried batons and petrol bombs.

She said many people were injured while trying to protect building of Radio Pakistan during arson attack. She said, “They thought that they would be acquitted of this crime, under guise of political protest,” but that was not possible.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 26 2023

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