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| President Ghani strongly condemned deadly Peshawar attack |
| 2015-02-15 |
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] President of the Islamic Theocratic Republicof Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. has strongly condemned yesterday's deadly terrorist attack on a mosque in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. that left 21 worshipers dead and more than 50 others injured. President Ghani in a statement issued by the Presidential Palace here on Saturday called the attack a "brutal act". "Killing of defenseless individuals, particularly those offering prayers, is solely un-Islamic and inhuman act that is never justifiable." president Ghani is quoted as saying in the statement. President Ghani has offered condolences and sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims. President Ghani emphasizes that terrorism is a common threat for the region and the word and that firm struggle is required in fight with them. The attack took place in Hayatabad area of Peshawar where about 800 worshipers had gathered to offer Friday prayers in Imamia Masjid Imamabargah, leaving 21 worshipers dead and more than 50 others injured. Terrorists entered to the mosque in Police suits with the initial reports indicating that three of the suicide kaboomers carried out kabooms inside the mosque while fourth one was killed in the exchange of fire with the security forces. Jundullah, a splinter group of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) grabbed credit for the attack saying that it was a Dire Revenge for Doctor Usman's execution. Doctor Usman was hanged based on terrorism charges in December. Judullullah also threatened more attacks. |
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