Pakistan: UN chief condemns separate deadly bomb attacks
| Publisher | UN News Service |
| Publication Date | 23 June 2017 |
| Cite as | UN News Service, Pakistan: UN chief condemns separate deadly bomb attacks , 23 June 2017, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/595272034.html [accessed 20 October 2022] |
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the twin bombing at a marketplace in Parachinar, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, and a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan.
“He hopes those responsible for these crimes will be swiftly brought to justice,” according to a statement issued today by his spokesperson.
According to news reports, dozens of people were killed and more than 100 were injured in the two separate attacks. Early on Friday, a bomb attack took place in Quetta in Pakistan's south-west. In the afternoon, deadly blasts hit a market in Parachinar.
Further to the statement, Mr. Guterres extended his condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery. He also expressed his solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan and its efforts to fight terrorism and violent extremism.
