RAWALPINDI, FEB 16, (DNA) -Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday vowed to avenge each drop of nation’s blood immediately.

“Each drop of nation’s blood shall be revenged, and revenged immediately,” said the army chief in a statement shortly after a suicide bomber killed at least 72 people at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar blast in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh.

“No more restraint for anyone,” he said and appealed to the nation to stay calm.

“Your security forces shall not allow hostile powers to succeed. We stand for our nation,” he said.

He further said that the recent terrorist acts are being executed on directions from hostile powers and from sanctuaries in Afghanistan.

“We shall defend and respond,” he added.