PSX attack: Pakistan thanks countries for expressing solidarity

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended gratitude to a number of ambassadors, foreign embassies and foreign ministries who had expressed solidarity with the government of Pakistan over a terrorist attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

In a series of tweets, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Aisha Farooqui separately thanked ambassadors of Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, High Commissioners of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Embassy of the United States, foreign affairs ministries of China and Turkey for their support and solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan.

We thank the Govt and our brothers and sisters in ???????? for their support and solidarity on #terroristattack at #PakistanStockExchange yesterday.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 30, 2020

We thank the Govt & people of ???????? for their support & solidarity on #terroristattack at Pakistan Stock Exchange yesterday.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 30, 2020

We thank the Govt & people of ???????? for their support & solidarity on #terroristattack at #PakistanStockExchange yesterday.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 30, 2020

We thank the Govt & people of ???????? for their support & solidarity on #terroristattack at #PakistanStockExchange yesterday.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 30, 2020

We thank the Govt & people of ???????? for their support & solidarity on #terroristattack at #PakistanStockExchange yesterday.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 30, 2020

We thank the Govt and People of China ????????, #IronBrothers for their support and solidarity on #terroristattack at Pakistan Stock Exchange yesterday. ???????? Zindabad https://t.co/LtKEPs8a0m

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 30, 2020

A number of foreign ambassadors in Pakistan, foreign missions and the foreign affairs ministries of different countries had tweeted their respective governments’ response over the PSX terrorist attack, condemning the act of terror and expressing solidarity, besides expressing sympathies with the families of deceased security personnel and those injured.

On Monday morning, four terrorists armed with sophisticated weapons tried to storm into the PSX compound, but they were taken out within eight minutes by the valiant police and security personnel and the private guards, sacrificing their lives.