ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday rejected reports quoting Daesh representatives who accused a Pakistani national of involvement in a suicide bombing which killed more than 60 people in Kabul on Saturday.
“Pakistan rejects these baseless allegations,” the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement released on Sunday night, adding that it “condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.”
“We have proactively and successfully taken action to uproot the scourge of terrorism. Pakistan will continue its efforts in the same spirit, in coordination with the regional and international partners,” excerpts from the statement read.
In a statement carried by Amaq – the militant group's propaganda news agency – on Sunday, Daesh claimed that a "IS-Khurasan province” fighter named Abu Asim al-Pakistani targeted the large Shiite gathering in Kabul.
Rejecting the allegations, the FO urged the media to “discern the propaganda objectives of terrorist organizations aimed at creating misunderstandings.”
In a separate statement released on Sunday, the FO had condemned the ‘inhuman act’, reiterating Pakistan’s support for Afghanistan in its fight against militancy.
“We express our heartfelt condolences to the families of innocent victims... Terrorism is a common threat for the entire region and must be defeated together,” the statement had read.
