Pakistan stands in full solidarity with government and brotherly people of Iran in hour of grief, says FO
\nIslamabad
\nPakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack in the Martyrs Cemetery of the provincial capital of Kerman, Iran, resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries.
\n\u201cWe extend heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and pray for the swift recovery of the injured,\u201d Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in an official statement.
\nThe Foreign Office spokesperson said: \u201cPakistan stands in full solidarity with the government and brotherly people of Iran in this hour of grief and tragedy.\u201d
\n\u201cPakistan believes that terrorism is a menace and threat to regional and global peace and security. It needs to be confronted through bilateral and regional cooperation,\u201d it concluded.
\nThe death toll from two back-to-back bombings at the tomb of Iranian Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani, who was slain in a US drone attack in 2020, has jumped to 103, while the twin terror attacks left at nearly 200 people injured, as reported by Iranian state media.
\nDuring the ceremony in the southeast city of Kerman, Iranian state television claimed a first and then a second explosion, claiming multiple casualties.
\nHundreds of Iranians had gathered to commemorate Soleimani\u2019s death anniversary, according to the SNN news agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan stands in full solidarity with government and brotherly people of Iran in hour of grief, says FO Islamabad Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack in the Martyrs Cemetery of the provincial capital of Kerman, Iran, resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries. \u201cWe extend heartfelt condolences to the families […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-378494","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n