The UN Security Council has condemned a suicide bombing at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan that killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens.
"The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly suicide bombing terrorist attack at a mosque in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan," Council President Jerome Bonnafont of France said in a statement on Tuesday.
Council members underscored the critical need to hold the "perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors" accountable, urging all countries to actively cooperate with the Pakistani government under international law and relevant council resolutions.
Expressing its condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Pakistan, the council reaffirmed that terrorism remains "one of the most serious threats to international peace and security," emphasising that such acts are "criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed."
Deadly attack
The September 18 terrorist attack killed at least 31 Pakistanis, including seven civilians and 17 law enforcement personnel, and wounded at least 88 others.
A terrorist armed network affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Pakistan has blamed the increase in attacks in KP and the southern border province of Balochistan on terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, where the Taliban government denies Afghan involvement.
The accusations have sparked a bitter rift and armed conflict between the neighbouring countries, with Pakistan carrying out deadly air strikes against terrorists who are using Afghan soil.
