Pakistan issues condemnation of mosque attacks in Kabul

FO reaffirms solidarity with Afghans, says no justification for such attacks on places of worship

Pakistan strongly condemned on Sunday the recent terrorist attacks on Wazir Akbar Khan and Sher Shah Suri mosques in Kabul.

A statement by the Foreign Office said these heinous acts resulted in the martyrdom of renowned religious scholars Dr Ayaz Niazi and Maulvi Azizullah Mofleh, and claimed the lives of other innocent worshippers.

Pakistan also reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and offered condolences to the families of those affected by the terrorist attack.

"There can be no justification whatsoever for such inhuman attacks on places of worship. Pakistan reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," the FO statement read.

Earlier this week, a blast in a Kabul mosque during Friday prayers killed at least four people and wounded eight.

“Explosives placed inside the Sher Shah Suri Mosque exploded during Friday prayers,” said a Ministry of Interior statement, adding that the West Kabul mosque’s mullah was among the dead.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast and the insurgent Taliban group condemned the attack.

“Such systematic killings have begun taking place as the Afghan people have started taking steps towards peace,” Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, said in a statement.