ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Office strongly condemned the rocket attacks inAfghanistan capital on Tuesday as the Afghanis were celebrating Eid-ul-Azha.

According to Afghan media reports, the heavy fighting broke out betweensecurity forces and militants in Kabul. The assault, which took place nearthe presidential palace as President Ashraf Ghani was making a speech, daysafter offering the Taliban a conditional three-month ceasefire.

Foreign Office spokesperson condemned the attack and urged all parties torespond to Afghan government’s offer for a ceasefire.

Prime Minister Imran Khan also issued a strong condemnation of the attack.In a statement, he said the cowardly strikes carried out on the occasion ofa religious festival reflected the defeatist mindset [of the terrorists].