GWADAR: A statue of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was destroyed in a bomb attack here on Sunday.
The banned Baloch Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the bombing.
The statue was erected early this year at Marine Drive which is considered a safe zone. Official sources said some militants planted an explosive device beneath the statue and blew it up.
An official told Dawn that the statue was completely destroyed, adding that the nature of the blast was yet to be ascertained as the Bomb Disposal Squad would investigate the incident.
Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2021
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Ali
Sep 27, 2021 08:59am
Too many anti state elements allowed in gawader area , time for a serious clean up operation
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Fastrack
Sep 27, 2021 09:05am
India will achieve NOTHING out of these acts. Last cries of a defeated jackal.
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Saira Khan
Sep 27, 2021 09:05am
Now who hates the Quaid more than India?
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Fastrack
Sep 27, 2021 09:06am
Only a sick Hindutva mind can think of such ways to ease their burn and humiliation.
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Dandy Khan
Sep 27, 2021 09:07am
BLA terrorists can do such cheap tactics... we love our Qauid... BLA will.be crushed sooner or later IA.
Pakistan Zindabad
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janan
Sep 27, 2021 09:21am
Look like an alien work
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Logical
Sep 27, 2021 09:26am
Petty act of desperation. Rebuild it and increase as well as improve surveillance and security. Such acts only strengthen our resolved . ✊
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Shakir
Sep 27, 2021 09:29am
Very sad.
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Attiq, Dubai
Sep 27, 2021 09:32am
Statue?? In Islamic Republic of Pakistan???
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Cavalier
Sep 27, 2021 09:35am
CPEC tree is bearing fruits
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Anonymouseee
Sep 27, 2021 09:39am
These Indian sponsored terrorists should be eliminated once and for all.
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Kulsoom Baloch
Sep 27, 2021 09:45am
Destroying an statue never lost our identity of being Pakistani.
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AA
Sep 27, 2021 09:48am
we will just put another one
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Mahira
Sep 27, 2021 10:08am
Time to give equal rights, equal power distribution to Baloch people and not make same mistakes we did with bengalis. Blaming others wont hide our faults.
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Rashid Nasim
Sep 27, 2021 10:15am
Cowards are the one who attack soft targets. They know a status of Quaid will not fight back.
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ANS
Sep 27, 2021 10:17am
Totall recall the history please,, then ...
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hamid
Sep 27, 2021 10:18am
India is behind of this destruction means India is already in Pakistan. What our security agencies doing to protect borders???
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SATT
Sep 27, 2021 10:26am
Pakistan should make another one.
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A Khan
Sep 27, 2021 10:39am
Another cowardly and meaningless act by India. You can't stop Gwadar.
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Amzad Panhwar
Sep 27, 2021 10:40am
India behind this
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Hani_Layyah
Sep 27, 2021 11:06am
@Amzad Panhwar, who runs and funds BLA ? nothing surprising
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Amin Saigol
Sep 27, 2021 11:18am
Long live M.A. Jinnah! Pakistan zindabad!
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Shabnam
Sep 27, 2021 11:21am
The poor statue. What do they try to achieve?
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Mussarut Mirza
Sep 27, 2021 11:28am
Please build another statute of Mr. MA Jinnah.
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Jessica Doorey
Sep 27, 2021 11:29am
Please put another statue of Mr. M.A. Jinnah.
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Ben Melbourne
Sep 27, 2021 11:39am
May be Xi's statue will do the job.
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Uturn
Sep 27, 2021 11:40am
Too bad. So sad.
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ABE
Sep 27, 2021 11:56am
Now, even I can say this is the handy work of a ''foreign hand."
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Tariq
Sep 27, 2021 12:00pm
Time to adopt more sophisticated method of surveillance more pragmatic approach toward eliminating and diffusing the propaganda by few brain washed people.
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 12:10pm
@Saira Khan, Now who hates the Quaid more than India?
Indian funded terrorists.
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 12:11pm
@janan, Look like an alien work
How csn you see.
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 12:11pm
@Attiq, Dubai, Statue?? In Islamic Republic of Pakistan???
Why?
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 12:11pm
@Cavalier, CPEC tree is bearing fruits
Hence the enemies frustration.
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 12:12pm
@Amzad Panhwar, India behind this
The world knows that.
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Sami
Sep 27, 2021 12:31pm
Cowards cannot fight and went their anger on a Statue
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KhanRA
Sep 27, 2021 12:34pm
Makes even more sense to fence off gwadar now
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 12:38pm
It will be rebuilt, bigger, stronger, larger.
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Syed Kashif Ajaz
Sep 27, 2021 12:45pm
Baloch Sardars do not want a developed Balochistan.
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Riz
Sep 27, 2021 12:57pm
Very sad incidence....how can anyone do that even or think to do such coward act.....Alas. culprits should be punshed severely.
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Yasin
Sep 27, 2021 01:24pm
Baloch people need to stand up against BLA and terrorism.
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kash
Sep 27, 2021 01:28pm
As they are not able to hit civilians or military now they are going after statues. Their helplessness is apparent. This proves barrier around Gwadar is a must.
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Maxx
Sep 27, 2021 01:33pm
Indian emulating what was done to Gandhi statue in Ghana!
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Sep 27, 2021 01:40pm
What a grave, gruesome, gigantic, grim, gross, grisly and great tragedy? Seems to be yet another hateful, alarming, sinister, spooky, dark, dangerous and disturbing conspiracy spearheaded by racist, bigot, liar, prejudiced, wicked and biased Modi and his fascist, crooked, cunning, corrupt, cruel and criminal R.S.S. and BJP cronies, running aggressively in the corridors of power at Old and New Delhi since 2016.
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Riaz
Sep 27, 2021 01:47pm
Shame on India for its dirty games of supporting BLF.
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NSS
Sep 27, 2021 02:52pm
@Riaz, do you have proof for Indian involvement?
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NSS
Sep 27, 2021 02:53pm
Jinnah was born Indian, why should India hate him?
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AZAM AKBAR
Sep 27, 2021 02:54pm
Quaid-e-Azam Zindahbaad.
Pakistan Paindabaad.
The criminals must get severe and exemplary punishment.
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Erum Aziz
Sep 27, 2021 03:32pm
India is behind this incident.
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Fayyaz Hafeez
Sep 27, 2021 04:06pm
@Kulsoom Baloch , Great Thoughts
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Zak
Sep 27, 2021 04:23pm
@NSS, Jinnah was born Indian, why should India hate him?
Qaid e Azam was born in Sind, Pakistan.
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Imran Khan
Sep 27, 2021 04:44pm
But still we will never back off from Kashmir, no matter what India does.
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Changez Khan
Sep 27, 2021 04:49pm
This is the act of the Indian terrorists.
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Kanwaljeet Singh
Sep 27, 2021 06:01pm
Unbelievable. He was the only secular sane voice in Pakistan.
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Fair Trial
Sep 27, 2021 06:24pm
@Amzad Panhwar, How convenient?
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Imran
Sep 27, 2021 06:27pm
Lets build an even bigger statue of the Quaid at the same location. They destroy and we build. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD !!!
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Parvez
Sep 27, 2021 11:08pm
The fact that India is behind the BLF is common knowledge....what is disturbing is why are they operating so freely inside Pakistan.
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M. Saeed
Sep 28, 2021 11:55am
Baluchistan needs renewal.
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Asad Rehman
Sep 28, 2021 04:06pm
Time for operation cleanup!
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Rahul
Sep 28, 2021 04:45pm
@Anonymouseee, These Indian sponsored terrorists should be eliminated once and for all.
--> who will bell the chat ?
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Ramesh K Sharma
Sep 28, 2021 06:01pm
@Fastrack, Here you go again.
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Sal Canada
Sep 28, 2021 09:09pm
@NSS, BLF Is behind this act. This terrorist group is backed by India. You get it now ?
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