Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan has strongly condemned the explosion that took place in Upper Kohistan today.

Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday, he categorically stated that such cowardly attacks will not be allowed to impede the development work.

The Adviser said Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid will brief the house on the incident.

Earlier, PML (N) leader Ahsan Iqbal termed the explosion near Dasu Hydropower project an attack on the development and water security of Pakistan.