Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Mr Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the bomb blast in a bus near Safari Park. He expressed his grief and sorrow over the death of one person and injuries to several others in the blast. He said that the terrorists carrying out such blasts and killing innocent people wanted to weaken Pakistan and create instability. He sympathized with the family of the person who lost his life in the blast and prayed for the early recovery of the injured.
Mr Hussain demanded of President Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad and Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to take serious notice of the blast in the bus. He said that the perpetrators should be arrested and given exemplary punishment. He urged upon the government to use every possible mean for protecting lives of the people.