ISLAMABAD, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that terrorists are killing innocent people as soft targets after they have been expelled from their hideouts.
The prime minister was addressing the nation a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed nearly 70 people, including women and children, at a public park in Lahore. More than 300 others were wounded in the deadly attack.
"Terrorists have been deprived of their hideouts, training camps and infrastructure and now their remnants are attacking soft targets like educational institutions, public places and recreation areas," Sharif said shortly after he cancelled a visit to the United States over the terrorist attack.
President Barrack Obama had invited Sharif to a nuclear summit being held in Washington later this month.
"I want to reiterate my commitment that terrorists would be made accountable for every drop of blood of martyrs," Sharif said in his address aired by the state TV.
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