ISLAMABABD, Pakistan: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned terrorist attack at a mosque in Western Afghanistan, resulting in the loss of precious lives while many have been injured.
On Tuesday, at least 29 people were killed and 64 others injured in a powerful explosion inside a mosque belonging to Shia Muslims in the Afghan City of Herat.
“Pakistan conveys its deepest sympathies to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives and prayers for speedy recovery of the injured,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Foreign Office said that Pakistan reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations.
“Eliminating the scourge of terrorism requires cooperation among states,” it further said in its statement.
The Afghan officials said that it was a suicide blast which struck the Shia Mosque in Herat. They said that there were two attackers – one of them detonated his explosive after opening fire on worshipers inside the mosque.
