The European Union (EU) late Sunday expressed condolences over the deadly suicide attack that killed at least 15 people, including a minister, in Pakistan’s Attock city, officials said.
Pakistani Army troops and rescue workers gather at the site of suicide bombing in Shadi Khan, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest from Pakistani capital, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives at the home of an anti-Taliban provincial minister, killing him and more than a dozen others in eastern Pakistan, officials said. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
At least 15 people, including Punjab province Home Minister Shuja Khanzada, were killed and 23 injured in the attack.
“We express our condolences to the family and friends of Khanzada and others who lost their lives in the attack as well as to the Provincial and Federal Government. We also wish a fast recovery to all those injured,” said a statement by the EEAS spokesperson.
A Pakistani police officer and local residents stand beside a poster of provincial home minister Shuja Khanzada at the site of a suicide bombing in Shadi Khan, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of the Pakistani capital, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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The statement also noted that the EU will continue support Pakistan’s efforts to fight terrorism, including by effective enforcement of its ban on terrorist organisations and hatred speech.
The banned group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack as revenge, according to media reports. The group said the attack was in revenge for the killing of their chief Malik Ishaq in a police encounter on July 29, 2015.
