ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (FD): Pakistan is verifying the reports claiming that the banned terrorist outfit Daesh’s branch in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was behind the terrorist attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul, a statement issued by Foreign Office said Sunday.
The FO spokesperson, in a statement, said: “We have seen reports that IS-KP has accepted responsibility for the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Embassy compound on 2 December 2022. Independently and in consultation with the Afghan authorities, we are verifying the veracity of these reports.”
The spokesperson also added that the was “another reminder of the threat that terrorism poses to peace and stability in Afghanistan and the region”.
“We must act resolutely with all our collective might to defeat this menace,” said the statement issued, adding that Pakistan, on its part, remains steadfast in its commitment to combat terrorism.
On Sunday, the wire service Reuters had reported that Daesh had claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on one of the militant group’s affiliated channels on Telegram.
