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Nawaz telephones Ashraf Ghani, expresses sorrow over Kabul attack

By Web Desk
July 25, 2016

ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif telephoned Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on Monday to express his sorrow and grief at the Kabul terrorist attack, which had taken place on Saturday. 

According to details, the PM Nawaz spoke to Ashraf Ghani and told him that terrorism was a mutual enemy of Afghanistan and Pakistan both. President Ashraf Ghani told PM Nawaz that Pakistan and Afghanistan had both suffered due to terrorism over the past decade and the only way forward for both countries was to work together to eliminate the menace altogether. 

The Pakistani Premier conveyed his feelings of sympathy and grief over the loss of lives in Saturday's Kabul attack and said that the people of Pakistan were with the people and government of Afghanistan in their time of need. Nawaz also said that Pakistan believed in combating terrorism and militancy via sincere, joint efforts with Afghanistan. Nawaz also assured Ghani of Pakistan's full cooperation in the investigation of the attack. 

President Ashraf Ghani thanked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and appreciated his condolences. Ashraf Ghani also said that Pakistan and Afghanistan were united in the fight against terrorism. 

A deadly bomb blast in Kabul on Saturday had claimed the lives of 80 people and injured scores of others. A protest march led by members of the Hazara Community were the main target of the attack.