Secretary-General Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Pakistan against Women

 

Educators, Students, Calling Government to Apprehend Perpetrators

 

The following statement was issued on 15 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks today in Quetta and Ziarat, Pakistan, in which at least 20 civilians were reportedly killed and many more injured.

He deplores the heinous nature of the attacks on a university bus carrying women students and educators and a hospital facility, as well as the heritage Quaid Azam Residency which has a historical importance as a former home of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.  No cause can justify such violence.

The Secretary-General notes with dismay that violence against women and educators has increased in recent years, the aim being to keep girls from attaining the basic right to education.

The Secretary-General sends his condolences to the victims, their families, and the Government of Pakistan.   He calls on the Government to do all possible to bring the perpetrators to justice.  He expresses the unstinting solidarity of the United Nations in the face of continued terrorist violence in Pakistan.

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