Ban Ki-moon condemns attacks on female students in Pakistan
The UN Secretary General has condoled with the families of victims and Pakistan government.
UNITED NATIONS (Online) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a series of deadly attacks targeting a bus, a hospital facility and a historic house in Pakistan, which killed at least 20 civilians, many of whom were female students.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban said no cause justifies such violence, and noted with dismay that “violence against women and educators has increased in recent years, the aim being to keep girls from attaining the basic right to education.”
Mr. Ban called on the Government “to do all possible to bring the perpetrators to justice” and expressed the UN s solidarity “in the face of continued terrorist violence in Pakistan.”
The Secretary-General also sent his condolences to the victims, their families, and the Government of Pakistan.
