The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has issued a strong condemnation of the recent terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, labeling the incident as “heinous and cowardly.” A powerful explosion near Zero Point in Khuzdar targeted a school bus, resulting in the immediate martyrdom of five individuals, including three students, and leaving dozens injured. The attack on Wednesday drew widespread condemnation from across Pakistan and the international community.
In a statement released on Thursday, the UNSC conveyed its “deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and the people of Pakistan,” while also extending wishes for “a speedy and full recovery” to those injured. The Council reiterated its firm stance that terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, remains “one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.” Members of the Council emphasized the importance of holding accountable “the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors” of such acts and called on all States to cooperate with Pakistan “in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions.”
The statement further reaffirmed the UNSC’s unwavering position that “any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.” As investigations into the Khuzdar attack proceed, Pakistani authorities have vowed to bring all those responsible to justice.
Following the tragic incident, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir expressed a firm resolve that the time has come for Pakistan to demonstrate an unwavering national determination, akin to that shown against Indian aggression, to eliminate foreign-sponsored terrorism and bring this fight to a decisive conclusion. “Pakistan’s security forces and law enforcement agencies will relentlessly pursue all those involved in this barbaric act,” the prime minister was quoted as saying in the official statement during his day-long visit to Quetta to review the law-and-order situation after the terror attack. The government has stated that Indian-backed militants carried out the attack, which occurred nearly two weeks after the two sides had agreed to a ceasefire to end their most serious conflict in decades.
