President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have strongly condemned the despicable terrorist act aboard Samjotha Express

President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have strongly condemned the despicable terrorist act aboard Samjotha Express in which a number of precious lives have been lost. They have sympathized with the families of the innocent victims. Most of the passengers on the train were Pakistanis. The Federal Government has instructed the relevant departments and the Punjab Government to facilitate the travel of family members of Pakistani passengers to Panipatt. Special buses are being arranged to take the relatives, wishing to travel to Panipatt, to Wahga border. A five-member team of officials from our High Commission in Delhi has been dispatched to Panipatt to provide relief to Pakistani nationals. We are in contact to bring back the injured Pakistani citizens and bodies of the victims of the terrorist act.

Pakistan expects the Indian Government to conduct thorough investigations into the terrorist attack, share the results of investigations with Pakistan and punish those responsible for this heinous crime in which a large number of Pakistanis has been killed. It is our expectation that measures shall be taken by the Indian authorities to ensure security of the train inside their territory.

Islamabad

February 19, 2007