KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was saddened for learning about a terrorist attack that killed and injured civilians in Pakistan’s city of Lahore.
“Karzai called the attack against all humanism and Islamic principles, asking Pakistan government to stop supporting and cooperating with terrorism and extremism so that the region, particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan be safe from this inauspicious circle,” Karzai’s office said Tuesday in a statement.
Hamid Karzai condemns in strongest terms the terrorist attack in Lahore that killed & wounded civilians. Stressing on honest fight againt…
— Hamid Karzai (@KarzaiH) July 25, 2017
…terrorism, Hamid Karzai once again calls on Govt of #Pakistan to cut support to extremism so that people of both countries can live in…
— Hamid Karzai (@KarzaiH) July 25, 2017
…harmony and peace. He called the people of Pakistan as brothers and wished for the same relations between governments.
— Hamid Karzai (@KarzaiH) July 25, 2017
The former president expressed hope that Pakistan and Afghanistan put an end to this crisis through a civil way and an honest cooperation, according to the statement.
Karzai also hoped good and friendly relationship with Pakistan, saying that Pakistani people were brothers and sisters for Afghans who share their happiness and grief.
He wished paradise for the martyrs and quick recovery for the injured.