In the wake of the tragic attack on children in Khuzdar, a ceremony to honour Field Marshal Asim Munir at the Presidency has been postponed. Field Marshal requested the Aiwan-e-Sadar to postpone the ceremony in his honour later in the day, today after Khuzdar school bus attack that claimed lives of five including three children. According to the official statement, the presidential event was postponed at the request of Field Marshal Munir due to the deeply distressing incident in Khuzdar. Field Marshal Munir will now accompany Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on an emergency visit to Quetta to personally assess the situation and offer support.

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