Expressing shock and grief over
Thursday's blasts in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's procession, Pakistan opposition parties have blamed the government for security lapses.
Most Opposition leaders backed Bhutto's allegations on the role of intelligence agencies in the attack and said there were elements sympathetic to extremists,
Daily Times reported.
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's president Qazi Husain Ahmad said the attack on the procession was aimed at warning political parties against pursuing the goal of democracy.
Expressing condolences over the deaths of PPP workers and policemen, he announced that his party will observe three-day mourning to express solidarity with the PPP.
MMA's secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the government had failed to protect the lives of innocent people and called for a judicial probe.
Pakistan Tehrik-i-Istiqlal President Asghar Khan said the attack was the culmination of continued military rule that promoted terrorism to safeguard its vested interests, the newspaper reported.
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