JCP chair condemns assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto as mean terrorist attack

   Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo at a news conference on December 28 strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on December 27, in which former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated and many other people were killed or wounded.

   Shii stated, “Such an attack must never be justified or condoned for any reason by anyone” and expressed his condolences to all victims and their relatives, adding that he hopes that this incident won’t exacerbate the political situation in Pakistan.

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   On the same day, Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo visited Pakistani ambassador to Japan Kamuran Niaz at his official residence in Tokyo to express his deep condolences on the death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and many other people in the recent terrorist attack. He also expressed hope that the Pakistani government and people cooperate to take effective measures to restore political stability in the country and make progress in the effort to get rid of terrorism.

   Thanking the JCP chair for the visit, Niaz said that although the situation in Pakistan is likely to become unstable and difficult to deal with after this tragic incident, the Pakistani government and people will never tolerate any such criminal acts of terrorism.
- Akahata, December 29, 2007