He expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human lives in the incident, said a statement issued by Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The president prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and forbearance of the bereaved families.

He emphasized such cowardly attempts to spread disunity in the country could never succeed. He said the nation was united and steadfast in its fight against terrorism.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2019