ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the rocket attack inKabul close to presidential palace during Eid prayers and urged all partiesto respond to the Afghan government’s ceasefire offer.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack and saidtargeting innocent people on the joyous eve of Eid was even morereprehensible.
“We stand with the Afghan government and people in their efforts toeradicate terrorism,” the Prime Minister said, according to his MediaOffice.
The Prime Minister said such activities of cowardice were reflective of thedefeated mindset of terrorists.
The Foreign Office strongly condemned the incident in which at least ninerockets hit near the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital where AfghanPresident Ashraf Ghani was delivering a speech to mark the beginning of Eid.
The attack comes as the Taliban rejected a ceasefire offer from the Afghangovernment on Monday, saying they would persist with their attacks. Earlieron Monday, Taliban fighters ambushed three buses carrying nearly 200passengers travelling for Eid. – APP