Islamabad: February 23, 2017:  Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker and Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly have expressed their heartfelt grief and sorrow over the loss of the precious lives in a blast  at Defence Lahore today.

In their separate statements, the Speaker, and Deputy Speaker sympathized with the bereaved families and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed souls in eternal peace and grant courage to the members of bereaved families to bear the loss with equanimity. They also prayed for early recovery of injured and directed the concerned authorities to provide best medical facilities to them.