Summary US condemned it as a "cowardly" act, while UN Secretary General expressed his sorrow over the blast.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The suicide bomb attack in Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park which left at least 70 dead and more than 300 wounded, primarley children, drew condolences for the victims and condemnation for terrorism from all over the world. Prime Minister (PM) received calls from the leaders of numerous countries including India, Turkey, US and the UK.
The unfortunate incident of terrorism once again shook the world and was severely condemned by Washington. US condemned it as a "cowardly" act.
Indian PM Narendra Modi also gave a a telephone call to PM Nawaz, expressing his condolences. He strongly condemned the incident.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain and PM Nawaz. President Erdogan offered his condolences over the loss of innocent lives and expressed his solidarity with Pakistan.
The terrorist act was also condemned by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and UK’s PM David Cameron.
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also expressed his sorrow and grief over the senseless loss of lives.
