Chinese president offers condolences over terror attack in Pakistan

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday offered condolences to his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain over a recent deadly terror attack in the country.

In his message to Hussain, Xi extended condolences to the victims who lost their lives in the attack, and expressed heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved families and those wounded, reports Xinhua.

He said China opposes terrorism in all of its forms and strongly condemns the terrorist attack, and the Chinese side will continue to support Pakistan in its efforts to counter terrorism and maintain stability and security.

At least 70 people were killed and 112 others injured in a suicide blast inside the emergency ward of Civil Hospital in Pakistan’s southwestern Quetta city on Monday