QUETTA, Aug 13 (INP): Chief Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has urged all the nation institutions for collaborative efforts to defeat the menace of terrorism for once and all. ISPR said that Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Quetta on Sunday, a day after a suspected suicide attack on a military vehicle in the city left eight soldiers and seven civilians dead. The Army Chief attended the funeral prayers of the personnel martyred in Saturday's attack. The army’s media cell informed that the funeral prayers were also attended by Governor, Chief Minister Punjab, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, and Commander Southern Command. The ISPR further said that the army chief visited the wounded of the blast, under treatment at CMH Quetta. Sources said experts of the Punjab Forensic Science Agency are expected to arrive in Quetta soon for aiding the investigation. The site of the incident remains sealed, with no thoroughfare allowed. The attack on the military vehicle left eight army officials and seven civilians dead and also injured around 40 people. Condemning the terrorist attack on Saturday, Gen Bajwa termed it an attempt to “mar Independence Day festivity” in the city and declared that “our resolve won’t succumb to any challenge”. INP/SB/AK