ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the attacks on two mosques in Kabul, before reaffirming solidarity with its war-ravaged neighbor.
“We offer our sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and pray for early recovery of the injured. We also reaffirm our solidarity with the people of Afghanistan,” a statement released by the Foreign Ministry said.
A bomb blast killed four people, including the imam of the Sher Shah Suri mosque during prayers on Friday. It follows days after a separate attack on the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque in a posh area of Kabul on June 2.
Religious cleric, Mohammad Ayaz Niazi, was among those killed in the explosion.
“These heinous acts resulted in the martyrdom of renowned religious scholars Dr. Ayaz Niazi and Maulavi Azizullah Mofleh, respectively, and claimed the lives of other innocent worshippers,” the statement said, adding that there was “no justification” for such inhumane attacks on places of worship.
“Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” it said.
The AfghanTaliban has condemned the attack. “Such systematic killings have begun taking place as the Afghan people have started taking steps toward peace,” Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement on Friday.
