Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack in Pakistan’s Parachinar


Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack in Pakistan’s Parachinar

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned a terrorist attack in Pakistan that killed and wounded dozens of worshippers in the predominantly Shiite city of Parachinar on Friday.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed Iran’s condolences to the Pakistani people and government and families of the victims of the deadly attack.

“As long as some parties use the language of force, killing and massacre instead of logic and dialogue in order to achieve their ominous objectives and a few countries in the region pursue their interests by the spread of insecurity, terrorism and extremism, there is not a hope for eradication of such cancerous tumor (terrorism),” the spokesman deplored.

Qassemi, however, noted that the “wrongdoers and promoters of violence and terror” will have to pay a “heavy price” for the crimes they have committed.

The Iranian spokesman then underlined that the approach to combatting terrorism in the region and the world requires “steely determination” to cut off the financial and spiritual supports for terrorists and extremists, stressing the need for concerted and sincere action by the whole states in this regard.

On Friday, a bomb targeting a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Parachinar killed at least 22 people and wounded at least 70 others, in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.

The explosion in a remote area bordering Afghanistan came as people gathered for Friday prayers near the women's entrance of a Shiite mosque in the central bazaar, the latest in a series of attacks across Pakistan this year.

Targeted killings against Shiite Muslims in Pakistan have drawn international outrage, with rights groups and regional countries expressing concern over the growing violence.

Shiites are seen as a minority group in Pakistan. They make up roughly 20 percent of the country’s population of 185 million.

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