Foreign Ministry Condemns Daesh-Claimed Bombing in Pakistan

Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the criminal bombing of a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, which resulted in dozens of martyrs and injuries. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that targeting religious places, and places of worship by takfiri individuals violates religion, moral, values and human norms.

The ministry stressed that these crimes are unacceptable in all their forms and manifestations, and represent one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. It called for concerted efforts to eliminate these criminal acts, hold their perpetrators, organizers, financiers and supporters accountable, and bring them to justice to receive their deterrent punishment.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also affirmed its solidarity with the government and the brotherly Pakistani people in the face of takfiris, expressing sincere condolences to the families of the victims.

The Daesh-claimed bombing that killed more than 50 worshipers at a Shia mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar has drawn widespread condemnation from across the world, with the United Nations’ chief saying places of worship should be safe havens not targets of attacks. The deadly blast took place as worshipers had gathered in the Kucha Risaldar mosque in Peshawar’s old city area for congregational Friday prayers, leaving at least 56 people dead and 194 wounded.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombing attack, saying on its Amaq propaganda site that one of its members had “succeeded in assaulting a Shia mosque in Peshawar.” The incident was the deadliest terrorist attack in the country since 2018, when 149 people lost their lives — including nine children — in a terrorist explosion at an election rally in the southwestern province of Balochistan.

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast on Friday and said it was intended to target Shia worshipers. “The assault was clearly intended to target Shia worshipers and bears the hallmarks of sectarian outfits that have been allowed to run amok in recent years,” the HRCP said in a statement.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the “horrific attack” on Peshawar mosque and said, “Houses of worship should be havens, not targets.”