Coming as it does from the highest executive of the country, it is most regrettable. The PM seems to have all the answers that the investigators have so far no clue about. Given the tendency of our investigating agencies, once they know the mind of the head of the government they will direct all their energies to prove her claims and NOT to find the truth. This fact makes her remarks all the more unfortunate. It not only indicates a lack of sensitivity of the matter but also a lack of interest in getting to the bottom of the tragedy. Once the PM tells the world that she knows as to who and why the incident occurred then what incentive is there for the continuation of the investigation?

There is a pattern, unfortunate though it is, in such utterances, which pass judgments on cases such as this. No sooner does an incident of bomb blast occurs than we have the political parties trading charges, even before the investigators can roll into action. It seems to us a fixation of our political leaders with a type of politics in which facts do not matter, only prejudice and partisan politics do.

It hardly needs mention that the latest situation is the most serious attack on our democracy. The government by its actions and utterances had acknowledged the gravity of the situation and the severity of its negative potentials. We had earlier commended the government for seeking international assistance in the investigation of the incident, which displayed its sincerity and seriousness in solving the issue. But Thursday's comments of the PM revive public doubt as to how authentic the official investigation will be?

We had pointed through this column many times in the past the harmful consequences of random, indiscreet, irrational and ill-advised judgmental utterances. We point out once again, that the prime minister's statement, apart from affecting the investigations of our local agencies, may also influence the work of the international investigators, to whom their efforts may well appear to be an exercise in futility.