Nawaz phones Ghani, condemns Paktia bombing

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday called Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and conveyed deep sympathy and condolences over the loss of over 50 human lives caused by a suicide terrorist attack on November 23 in Afghanistan's Paktika province. The Prime Minister condemned the deplorable and cowardly act. While conveying Pakistan's solidarity with the brotherly Afghan people, the Prime Minister expressed the confidence that, through joint efforts, Pakistan and Afghanistan would succeed in rooting-out terrorism.