A Pakistani Christian boy mourns the death of relatives during protest against the suicide bombing in All Saints church in the northwestern city of Peshawar on September 23, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
The resolution further stated that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa should step up security to ensure safety at religious sites.
The resolution stated that once arrested, the militants should be handed out the strictest punishment.
The implication of the attack on the talks with Taliban was also discussed in the assembly session.
The session will now re-convene on Tuesday at 10 am.
Over 80 people were killed and 150 others injured in the twin suicide bombing that took place outside the All Saints church after Sunday mass came to an end. The bombing is believed to be the country’s deadliest attack on Christians.
Taliban talks
At the end of the All Parties Conference held on September 9, political parties had agreed to pursuing dialogue with the militants as a way to counter terrorism.
However, shortly after the attack Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London had said on Sunday that the government was “unable to proceed further” with talks in the wake of the church attack.
PTI chairman Imran Khan and Jamiat ulema Ilami- Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman have said that the attack could have been carried out by someone who wants to influence the APC resolution.
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The Pakistani army has huge manpower. The Pakistani govt should order it to take all steps, go where it needs and get the leaders, resources of all militant groups. We do not need talk, motions, speeches, the public want action.
I wish us Muslims would march in solidarity for our Christian brothers... Please organize something.
The National Assembly merely condemning this ghastly attack is meaningless without discussing coarse of action be taken to prevent many such attacks in the future. Time has come to pass a unanimous resolution for a joint military, para military and police operation against the militants as futility of talks with them has already been expressed by NS and rightly so.
@ Aik Pagal;;; I liked your line::: Ahh these disgusting & Senseless elite representing an ordinary person living here…. So true particularly in entire south asia. What to do…
Christians are more secure and protected in Pakistan than any other country in the world....
@Saman: Be grateful that ppl are condemning it, the way thing are going even condemnation will stop
ETBLOGS1987
Is there any threshold defined, where if it is crossed, TTP wold be rendered unworthy of negotiation? - shooting a teenage school girl at point blank range? - killing polio workers not just in FATA but Karachi and Islamabad also? - beheading soldiers and uploading YouTube videos of the same? - brazen jailbreak during which several Shia prisoners were also beheaded? - killing tourists in GB? - suicide attack on a Church during service?
Please STOP condemning, it requires action. If TTP has claimed responsibility why not take action against them, how many of us have to die like this. We need to beef up intelligence and surveillance and must spend more on security then any thing else. If our life is not secure what the point spending on other projects, we must protect the life of all who ever lives and visits Pakistan.
Condemnation - What else can they do? Meaningful action - no way.
@Khan: Thats what they do the best. Condemnation, taking notices, have their attendance recorded in session and then go on with their happy worry free lives. Back to samoosa and tea time parties. Ahh these disgusting & Senseless elite representing an ordinary person living here.
How does this even qualify as news?! No human being wouldn't condemn this!
Well .. what then? I think thats all they can do .. and the easiest. Nothing on ground.
At the end of the day, Immi and Fazlu batting for the same team
"PTI chairman Imran Khan and Jamiat ulema Ilami- Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman have said that the attack could have been carried out by someone who wants to influence the APC resolution"
Fools in Paradise
I am sick and tired of listening to NA condemnation in unanimity. Thats not what they sit there for (just condemnation).
They are there to make laws and take decisions to prevent such acts and eradicate these evil doers.