ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the three terrorist attacks in Kabul that resulted in the loss of precious lives while injuring several innocent people.
“The government and the people of Pakistan extend deep sympathies to the families of those who have lost their lives and pray for the early recovery of the injured,” the Foreign Office said in a statement issued here.
The FO said Pakistan strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, adding that “We stand with our Afghan brothers in this moment of sorrow”.
“It is important that Afghanistan and the international community engage in close cooperation against the scourge of terrorism,” its said.
Boys school attacked
At least six people including students were killed and 11 others wounded after two blasts targeted a boys’ school in the Afghan capital. Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran told news agency that two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) blew up outside the Abdul Rahim Shahid high school in western Kabul.
Zadran said a third blast had occurred at an English language centre several kilometres away but in the same area. He did not specify whether it was caused by an explosive. There were no immediate reports of casualties from there.
He had earlier tweeted that three blasts had rocked the school, which is in an area mainly inhabited by the Shia Hazara community. The explosions occurred as students were coming out of their morning classes at the school, which can house up to 1,000 students
The blasts, which occurred in rapid succession, were being investigated and more casualties were feared Several of the wounded were in a critical condition. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attac but many in the past several months have been claimed by ISIS.
