ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the targeted attack on femalejudges of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court in Kabul and termed it a brutal actof terrorism.
A spokesman of the foreign office said that they express regret over theincident as the country condemns any sort of terrorist activities.
“We have already reiterated calls for ceasefire and reduction in violencein the country,” the spokesman saidlinkaddingthat there is no military solution to the Afghan dispute and all sides inthe conflict should focus on bringing peace in the country.
According to a Reuters report, unidentified gunmen killed two female judgesfrom Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said, adding toa wave of assassinations in Kabul and other cities while government andTaliban representatives have been holding peace talks in Qatar.
The two judges, who have not yet been named, were killed and their driverwounded, in an attack at around 8:30 am, police said, adding the case wasbeing investigated by security forces.
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A spokesman for the Taliban said its fighters were not involved.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a statement condemning attacks oncivilians by the Taliban and other militant groups. Ghani said “terror,horror and crime” was not a solution to Afghanistan’s problem.
