Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on World Vision International in Mansehra today, which resulted in the loss of precious lives including humanitarian workers.

The Foreign Minister emphasized that terrorism will never be allowed to succeed in its nefarious designs. Such acts only strengthen our resolve to fight terrorism with more vitality. The Government and the people of Pakistan are determined to root out this menace.

The Foreign Minister expressed his profound condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for early recovery of those who sustained injuries in the blast.

Islamabad

10 March 2010