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LAHORE(National times)- Punjab\u2019s Information and Culture Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari has strongly criticized individuals who use national tragedies for political gain, calling such behavior condemnable. In a statement shared on social media platform X, Azma Bukhari said shame on those who politicize incidents of terrorism. She remarked that elements who once exploited the bodies of Hazara martyrs for blackmail are now silent. She said those using abusive language against terrorism victims and their families should refrain, stressing that the fight against terrorism is a war Pakistan has won before and will win again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The minister stated that people who mourn for Afghanistan while hesitating to label terrorists as terrorists should keep their dark politics away from Punjab and its people. She added that terrorists want empty playgrounds and a fearful public, but such designs will never succeed. Reaffirming the government\u2019s resolve, Azma Bukhari said they will confront Fitna-al-Khawarij and their supporters with full force and defeat them on every front.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE(National times)- Punjab\u2019s Information and Culture Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari has strongly criticized individuals who use national tragedies for political gain, calling such behavior condemnable. In a statement shared on social media platform X, Azma Bukhari said shame on those who politicize incidents of terrorism. 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