UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council has condemned ‘in the strongest terms’ Friday’s terrorist attacks in Karachi as well as Orakzai that claimed dozens of lives and left many injured.
The members also appreciated the authorities’ swift response in foiling the attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi that left two policemen and two civilians dead.
In a statement issued late Saturday, the members of the council stressed that ‘terrorism in all its forms and manifestations’ was one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
“Any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed,” read the statement.
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The council highlighted the importance of holding the perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of terrorist acts accountable and bringing them to justice.
The Security Council also called upon all UN member states to cooperate actively with the Pakistani government and all other relevant authorities in its anti-terror drive.
In the statement, the council also stressed the importance of diplomatic and consular premises, and the obligations on host governments to protect those premises and their officials.
Three armed terrorists attacked the Chinese Consulate in Karachi’s Clifton area before being shot down by security forces; no consulate staff was injured in the attack due to timely response of law enforcers
Later in the day, 33 people were killed and 56 injured in a blast at a Friday bazaar in lower Orakzai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; the explosion was due to a suicide bombing.
The responsibility for the attack on Chinese consulate was claimed by Baloch Liberation Army.
Security experts in Pakistan claim that BLA has links with India and the unholy collusion is behind the subversive activities in Pakistan.
Though BLA is active in Balochistan, even then it has tried to disrupt the peace across Pakistan by targeting the projects being established under the banner of CPEC.
Another vindication of BLA’s connivance with India is the arrest of Kulbhushan Jadhav – an Indian spy arrested from Balochistan.
