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**By APD Writer Muhammad Sohail **
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APD) -- Pakistan on Thursday has condemned the two terrorist attacks that took place in different areas of Afghanistan since Tuesday.
Pakistan’s ministry of foreign affairs, in its weekly media briefing, condemned the attacks and conveyed its deepest sympathies to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives and prayers for speedy recovery of the injured.
“Pakistan reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations. Eliminating the scourge of terrorism requires cooperation among states,” the foreign ministry said.
At least 29 people were killed and 63 others injured when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Kabul on Tuesday. On Wednesday, two US soldiers were killed and four others injured in an attack at the convoy of foreign forces in Kandahar.
Local watchers said that these condemnations from two strong quarters of Pakistan’s power corridors are a sign of a shift in Pakistan’s policies and stance about the militants fighting in Afghanistan.
In the past, Afghan gov’t officials have been declaring Pakistan, especially its intelligence agencies, responsible for the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, saying that Pakistan facilitates such militants by allowing them to use its soil.
Pakistan has been rejecting such allegations by saying that first, Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism as it has lost over 60 thousand people in the terrorist attacks. Second, it has been busy in extensive anti-terror operations across the country, especially near Pak-Afghan border.
Analysts believe that some quarter in the Pakistani government and armed forces still argue that without bringing Afghan Taliban at the table for negotiations, chances of peace in Afghanistan are bleak.
Later in the day, Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa also condemned a suicide attack at a convoy of US forces in Kandahar area of Afghanistan.
The incident took place when a suicide bomber riding on a car hit the convoy of foreign forces in Daman area of Kandahar.
Bajwa offered heartfelt condolences on the death of two Special Forces soldiers and said that we fully understand the loss and pain of victims' families as Pakistan is undergoing a similar trial of blood in the fight against the common threat of terrorism.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
