F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Adviser to the Prime Minister for Political and Public Affairs and National Heritage, Engr Amir Muqam here Saturday said that attack on the offices of Radio Pakistan and Associated Press of Pakistan at Peshawar was an attempt to silence the voice of media and shatter confidence of the state institutions.
He was talking to media persons after visiting the Radio Pakistan Station and Associated Press of Pakistan at Peshawar to express solidarity with its employees and officers following the May 10, 2023 attack.
The violent mob has ransacked and put on fire the Radio Pakistan’s building including an APP Office in its fourth flour besides destroyed officials and private vehicles in its promises on May 10, 2023 that caused huge financial losses to both the national organizations.
Engr Amir Muqam said that he came here on the directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to express solidarity with the employees of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation.
He said that Radio Pakistan was national institution that had played key role during Pakistan Movement and attack on its station was a deep-rooted conspiracy to silence the voice of the national broadcaster besides tarnishing the country’s image globally and demoralize the state institutions.
Amir Muqam said that restoration of the transmission of the Radio Pakistan has passed a strong message to the attackers that its voice could not be silenced through such nefarious acts.
The PM’s Adviser said attacks on state and security institutions, national installations, law enforcement agencies, police, toll plazas on Swat Motorway, ambulances and government/public vehicles on May 9-10 was no service to the country and has exposed the evil mindset of the assailants.
Engr Amir Muqam said that investigation of attack on Radio Pakistan building was underway and strict punishment to the accused would be awarded.
He underscored the need for arresting facilitators as well mastermind behind the attack so that no one could dare to do such deplorable acts in future.
Amir Muqam who is also the provincial president of PMLN Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that Imran Khan was arrested in a mega corruption case of Rs60 billion by NAB and violent protests after his arrest was illogical as Islamabad High Court declared his arrest legal.
He said that not a single flower was broken after the disqualification of a three times Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on the baseless charges of not taking salary from his son.
He said there was no match between Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan as the former had made Pakistan an atomic power and constructed network of motorways while the latter deceived masses of Khyber Pakthunkhwa in the name of so called change besides found guilty in corrupt practices in PTI foreign funding and Tosha Khana cases.
He said that Imran Khan’s ill designs to make leadership of state institutions disputed and controversial would not succeed.
Muqam said that Imran was a certified liar and his bullets drama of Wazir Bagh and foreign conspiracy narrative was fully exposed before masses.
He said during tenure of Imran Khan government, PMLN and PPP leadership were put into jails without prior investigation in fake cases and were politically victimized.
He said that relief provided to Imran Khan in corruption cases were unprecedented while PMLN leadership were deprived of such relief forcing them to spend long time in jails despite not a single penny corruption was proved against PMLN leaders.
Amir Muqam said that justice should be same for all as like and dislike was determintal to supmarcy for the rule of law.
Amir Muqam said that parliament was a supremacy institution and its supremacy would be ensured at all cost.
He said the country would make progress only when all state institutions work on its constitutional domain in harmony and cohesion.
Later, the Prime Minister’s Adviser visited the destroyed offices of PBC and APP and assured full support of the Federal Government for rehabilitation and renovation of the entire building.
He expressed the hope that provinces would also contribute in the rehabilitation and renovation of the Radio Pakistan’s building being a national heritage and vowed that it would be refurbished more beautiful than before.
Earlier, Station Director PBC Muhammsd Ejaz Khan and Bureau Chief APP Peshawar, Fakhar E Alam briefed the Prime Minister’s Adviser Engr Amir Muqam about the unfortunate incident and the massive losses incured to their organizations.
Amir Muqam assured full cooperation on behalf of the Federal Government.
Director General, Press Information Department, Ashfaq Khalil was also present. (APP)
