Pakistan condemns attack on Afghanistan mosque

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the shooting and suicide attack during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan’s city of Gardez, which claimed the lives of at least 20 people.

Foreign Office (FO), in a statement issued here, has expressed deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families.

“Pakistan prays for the earliest recovery of the injured and stands together with the government and people of Afghanistan in this hour of grief,” said the statement, adding that the country condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations.

“We also reiterate our solidarity with Afghanistan in their fight against the common enemy of terrorism.”