Need to cooperate to combat terrorism, says Pakistan after Kabul blast kills 95

Pakistan emphasised on the need for concerted efforts to eradicate terrorism on a day when a suicide bombing in a crowded area of Kabul killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 others.

Pakistan strongly condemned a terror attack in Kabul on Saturday that claimed at least 95 lives and called for cooperation among countries for effectively combating and eliminating the scourge of terrorism.

Afghan volunteers and policemen carry injured men on an ambulance at the scene of a car bombing in Kabul. (AFP)

An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul, killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials said, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years.

Condemning the terror attack, Pakistan emphasised on the need for concerted efforts and effective cooperation among the states to eradicate the scourge of terrorism.

“No cause or ends justify acts of terrorism against innocent people. We emphasise the need for concerted efforts and effective cooperation among the states to eradicate the scourge of terrorism,” the Foreign Office said.

“We convey our deepest sympathies for those who have lost their loved ones and our sincere prayers and wishes are for early recovery of those who have sustained injuries in this dreadful terror attack,” he said.