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Kharal condemns

Information Minister Khalid Ahmed Khan Kharal condemned the attack on the Urdu Daily Mashriq Quetta's office and said it was an attack on the independence of journalism.

"The government will severely punish all those involved in the attack and never allow such incidents to take place," Kharal said in a statement.

"The provincial government has been directed to investigate the incident and punish the culprits."-APP