“We are deeply saddened by the news that a bomb attack, which was carried out today against a mosque in Peshawar, capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, resulted in the loss of at least 30 lives and left many others injured,” the Ministry said.

“We strongly condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, speedy recovery to the injured, and convey our condolences to the friendly and brotherly Government and people of Pakistan,” the Ministry added.

Earlier on Friday, at least 50 people were killed and more than 190 others injured after a powerful bomb has exploded inside a mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar. (ILKHA)