to report «iusnews»; Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kana’ani deplored a fatal raid on a police station in Northwestern Pakistan which killed more than 20 people.
Kana’ani on Tuesday condemned the deadly attack on the army base in Pakistan.
Offering sympathies to the families of the victims of this terrorist attack, the spokesperson conveyed the heartfelt condolences of Iran to the government, armed forces and citizens of Pakistan.
Fighters have stormed a military post in Northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 23 people in a gun and suicide bomb attack, according to the Pakistani military.
At least 34 people were injured and taken to a military hospital in Dera Ismail Khan, sources in the rescue team told Al Jazeera.
“The resulting blasts led to the collapse of the building, causing multiple casualties,” Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani army’s media branch, said, adding that six attackers who took part in the assault were killed.
The incident took place on Tuesday in the town of Daraban, about 60km (37 miles) from Dera Ismail Khan city, in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, located at the edge of the lawless tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.
The Pakistani group Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP) claimed in a statement that its fighters carried out the attack aimed at the Pakistani Army.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed a rise in violence with several deadly attacks. In January, at least 101 people were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a mosque in Peshawar.
Authorities say fighters have become emboldened while living openly in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover of that country in 2021.
