PTI expresses concern over terrorist attacks after announcement of poll dates

Pakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI has raised concern over terrorist attacks on security forces days after the date of the general elections was announced Pakistanbased Dawn reportedPTI released the statement after nine terrorists were killed as security forces foiled a terrorist attack on the Mianwali Training Air Base of the Pakistan Air Force Imran Khanled party stressed introducing an effective national strategy to stop the attacks and avoid more disastrous consequencesPakistan TehreekeInsaf PTI expressed deep concern over the alarming upsurge in tragic incidents of terrorism It lauded the army for thwarting the attack on the Mianwali Air Base according to Dawn reportIn the statement the party stressed that the attacks in different regions of Pakistan were a cause of great concern for the state It raised questions over the new wave of terrorist attacks ahead of the general elections set to be held on February 8 next yearPTI made it clear that only a representative government of the people had the authority and mandate to make decisions related to policy after the general elections were held in PakistanThe statement of PTI comes after 17 soldiers and five civilians were killed in terrorist attacks in Gwadar Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat according to Dawn reportFurthermore Pakistans Army said that it foiled a terror attack at the Mianwali Training Air Base of the Pakistan Air Force in the Punjab province in the early hours of Saturday Dawn reported As many as nine terrorists were killed in a clearance operation after the terror attack was foiled at Mianwali Training Air Base of the Pakistan Air Force the militarys media wing saidIn an afternoon update the military said that the combing and clearance operation at PAF Training Airbase Mianwali has been concluded and all nine terrorists have been sent to hellIt further said that the operation was launched to eliminate any potential threat in the surrounding area following the cowardly and failed terrorist attack on the base this morningAccording to ISPR no damage has been caused to any of the Pakistan Air Forces functional operational assets It said that some damage was done to three already phasedout nonoperational aircraft during the terrorist attackIn an earlier statement released in the morning on Saturday the ISPR said the attack on the air base had been foiled with three terrorists neutralised and three others corneredisolated It had been told that some damage to three already grounded aircraft and a fuel bowser also occurred during the attackISPR said that it had initiated a comprehensive joint clearance and combing operation to clear the area of terrorists The TehreekiJihad Pakistan TJP an affiliate of the TehreekiTaliban Pakistan TTP claimed responsibility for the attack according to the Dawn reportThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever