ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed grief and sorrow over the blast which hit a concert at Manchester Arena, in what now being suspected as a terrorist attack.
“We strongly condemn terrorist incident in #Manchester that caused loss of 19 precious human lives & injured scores,” Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a Twitter post earlier today.
“Pakistan expresses solidarity with Govt &ppl of UK & offers condolences to the bereaved families & pray for recovery of injured,” he tweeted.
We strongly condemn terrorist incident in #Manchester that caused loss of 19 precious human lives & injured scores
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) May 23, 2017
Pakistan expresses solidarity with Govt &ppl of UK & offers condolences to the bereaved families & pray for recovery of injured
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) May 23, 2017
PM Nawaz Sharif has strongly condemned the explosion that occurred in #Manchester, resulting in death of 22 persons and injuring many others
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) May 23, 2017
PM stated that elimination of terrorism requires concerted efforts &such acts targeted towards innocent people is highly condemnable
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) May 23, 2017
Pakistan stands in solidarity with the Govt & ppl of UK against all forms of terrorism – PM Nawaz
— M. Nafees Zakaria (@ForeignOfficePk) May 23, 2017
At least 22 people were killed in a blast at a concert in the English city of Manchester late Monday night, where US singer Ariana Grande had been performing.
British police said the incident, which left at least 50 people injured, was being suspected as a suicide attack. They added that the attacker had died at the site of the blast.