The statue, which was installed in June Marine Drive According to Dawn’s report on Monday, what was considered a safe zone was blown up with explosives placed under the statue on Sunday morning.
He said the idol was completely destroyed in the blast.
Babgar Baloch, a spokesman for the banned militant outfit Baloch Republican Army, claimed responsibility for the blast on Twitter, BBC Urdu reported.
BBC Urdu quoted Gwadar Deputy Commissioner Major (Retd) Abdul Kabir Khan as saying that the matter is being investigated at the highest level.
He said the terrorists who destroyed Jinnah’s statue by planting explosives entered the area as tourists.
According to him, no arrest has been made so far but the investigation will be completed in a day or two. “We are looking into the matter from all angles and soon the culprits will be nabbed,” he said.
“Demolition of Quaid-e-Azam statue in #Gwadar is an attack on Pakistan’s ideology. I request the authorities to punish the perpetrators in the same way as we did for the attack on the Quaid-e-Azam residence in Ziarat , former Home Minister of Balochistan and current Senator Sarfaraz Bugti tweeted.
Demolition of Quaid-e-Azam’s statue in #Gwadar is an attack on the ideology of Pakistan. I request the officials to… https://t.co/X6FeRl5EmJ
— Senator Sarfraz Bugti (@PakSarfrazbugti) 1632644299000
In 2013, Baloch militants blew up and gunned down a 121-year-old building used by Jinnah in Ziarat, igniting a fire that raged for four hours, destroying furniture and memorabilia. Suffering from tuberculosis, Jinnah spent the last days of his life there. It was later declared a national monument.
Born on December 25, 1876, Jinnah served as the leader of All India Muslim League From 1913 till the creation of Pakistan on 14 August 1947. He served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan until his death in 1948.
Balochistan has been witness to low level violence for years.
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