Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday directed the Minister for Interior Rehman Malik to immediately rush to Gilgit-Baltistan and help the administration control law and order situation in the aftermath of bus firing incident in Kohistan.

Chairing a meeting of federal cabinet, the Prime Minister instructed the Interior Minister to provide assistance to the Gilgit-Baltistan administration.

The Cabinet unanimously condemned the incident in Kohistan yesterday in which 18 people were shot dead by the terrorists.

The Cabinet offered fateha and prayed eternal peace for the deceased and extended sympathies to the bereaved families.