By Iftikhar Ali
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Tuesday’s deadly suicide attack in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
“The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the reported suicide attack, and he extends his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a full recovery to those injured,” Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Aziz Haq said in response to a question at the regular noon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.
“The Secretary-General condemns acts of violence and terrorism in the strongest terms,” the spokesperson said, reiterating that all perpetrators of terrorism must be held accountable.
The UN chief called for a full investigation into the attack, which took place outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area, killing 12 people and wounding 36.