Attack on KFC and McDonald’s will be considered terrorist attack: Pakistan
Islamabad:
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan announced on Saturday that the attacks on Kentuki Fried Chicken (KFC) and McDonald’s across the country would be considered a terrorist attack.
Addressing a press conference, Pakistan’s Minister of State for Home Talal Chaudhary claimed, “Such activities will not be considered separate from the terrorist attack. These franchises invest more than $ 100 million in Pakistan, employ more than 25,000 people, pay 100 percent tax and buy from local vendors. The entire profits remain in Pakistan. Was.
More than 160 arrests in Punjab and Islamabad
The minister also claimed that more than 145 arrests have been registered in Punjab and 15 in Islamabad, while 12 FIRs have also been registered. The minister claimed, “Those taken into custody expressed repentance and apologized.”
The Pakistani minister also claimed that it was not an organized attack. He said, “The clerics of the country have also issued a decree by terming such activities as non-Islamic. Fast-food franchise should not be targeted and angry in the name of Islam.
Additional security will be deployed at outlets: Chaudhary
Chaudhary also said that additional security will be deployed at the outlets and strict action will be taken against anyone trying to attack them. In view of the killings in Palestine, there have been violent mob attacks against KFC and McDonalds in major cities including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Sheikhpura in Sindh and Punjab provinces in Pakistan.
At least 20 different incidents came to light in both the provinces, in which angry mobs attacked fast-food outlets including KFC and McDonald’s. He also vandalized outlets and on 14 April, an employee was shot and killed in Sheikhpura, Punjab.
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