The bombing killed at least 64 people and injured around 200 in Peshawar
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the attack on a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, urging the world to help apprehend the perpetrators of such “reprehensible acts of terrorism.”
The bombing killed at least 64 people and injured around 200 as worshipers offered Friday prayers at Koocha Risaldar Mosque in the Qissa Khawani bazaar. The Daesh militant group (ISIL-K) claimed responsibility for the attack.
In a statement, UNSC President Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said council members condemned the “heinous and cowardly terrorist attack” and expressed their deepest sympathies and condolences to the families of the victims.
“The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security,” UNSC president said.
“The members of the Security Council underlined the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism to justice and urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Government of Pakistan and all other relevant authorities in this regard.”
They reaffirmed the need for all states to combat threats to international peace and security caused by “terrorist acts” by all means, in accordance with the UN Charter and other obligations under the international law.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack saying that “houses of worship should be havens, not targets”.
“I condemn the horrific attack on a mosque in Peshawar during Friday prayers. My condolences to those who lost loved ones, and my solidarity with the people of Pakistan,” he wrote on Twitter.