Pakistan condemns terror attacks in Afghanistan
- By Web Desk -
- Apr 22, 2018
KARACHI: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal on Sunday condemned suicide attacks at voter registration centers in Kabul and Baghlan provinces of Afghanistan on Sunday.
“We are grieved at the loss of precious innocent lives in this brutal act of terrorism,” he said in a statement.
He said Pakistan was confident that such attacks would not deter the resolve of the Afghan people to determine their own future through the exercise of their right to vote.
The statement said Pakistan reiterated unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and expressed solidarity with the government and people of Afghanistan in this hour of grief and sorrow.
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