Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has expressed shock and grief over the martyrdom of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour, who lost his life in a terrorist attack in Peshawar Saturday evening. Paying rich tribute to Bashir Ahmad Bilour for his services, the Prime Minister said he was a courageous person and sacrificed his life for conviction.

Prime Minister Ashraf, in a message of condolence to the family of Bashir Ahmad Bilour, said, "This is not only a loss to his family or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but also a national loss". He prayed to the Almighty to grant his soul a place in Jannatul Firdous and give fortitude to his family to bear the immense loss.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2012