Pakistan PM announces mourning on Bilour killing

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has expressed his shock and grief over the Shahadat of Senior Provincial Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr Bashir Ahmad Bilour who lost his life in a terrorist attack in Peshawar on Saturday. Paying rich tributes to the services of Mr Bashir Ahmad Bilour, the Prime Minister said that he was a courageous person and sacrificed his life for his conviction. In a message of condolence to the family of Mr Bashir Ahmad Bilour, the Prime Minister said that "this is not a loss to his family or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but a national loss". The Prime Minister prayed to Almighty Allah to grant his soul a place in Jannat ul Firdous and give fortitude to his family members to bear this immense loss. Asharaf also announced one-day mourning in the country on the tragic incident which claimed the life of the senior leader of ANP which is one of the allies of the ruling coalition.