ISLAMABAD, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Afghan security personnel in Kandahar.
Afghan officials say 43 security personnel were killed and several others injured in the Taliban-claimed pre-dawn attack on a police center.
The Pakistani prime minister expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives during the attack, the PM office said.
"Pakistan has been a victim of terrorism itself. We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations wherever it is perpetrated," he said in a statement.
The foreign ministry in a separate statement also condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted the Afghan National Army base in Maiwind District in Kandahar province.
"We are grieved at the loss of precious lives in the cowardly attack. We express our deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," a ministry's statement said.
The statement said Pakistan condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations and reaffirms its firm commitment for continued efforts and cooperation for eliminating this menace.
