REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government has condemned those behind the bomb attack in Lahore, Pakistan, on the occasion of Easter Day celebrations last Sunday, leaving tens of people dead.
The explosion in a parking area in Lahore city at 20:00 hours local time claimed the lives of 65 and left hundreds of people injured, including women and children.
"The government and people of Indonesia express deep condolences to the people of Pakistan and its government, especially to the relatives of those who died," the press statement issued by the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry, received here on Monday, said.
The ministry stated that any terrorist attack, irrespective of who carried it out, should not be tolerated.
The Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad said no Indonesian citizens were among those injured in the terror attack.
"When people in the world and Pakistan were celebrating the Easter Day, an act of terror occurred. Such attacks underline the importance of the international community enhancing cooperation further to fight extremism and radicalism," the statement noted.
The Indonesian Embassy continually coordinated with the security board and hospitals in Lahore City to gather information about any possible Indonesian citizens who could have been among the victims.
The government has appealed to the Indonesians in Lahore to remain calm, stay alert and avoid places that are vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
A total of 920 Indonesian citizens live in Pakistan, of whom 752 live in Islamabad and others in Karachi.
The Embassy has also set up a hotline for its citizens at +923458571989.
Additionally, the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly also condemned the suicide bomb attack in Lahore.
"I have sent my deep condolences on the Pakistan incident. I, on my behalf, and as a leader of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, condemn the act of terrorism," the Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, Mahyudin, said.
According to Mahyudin, Indonesia as a sovereign country wants to realize and maintain the world order. Indonesia strongly opposes all acts of terrorism that create turmoil, he said.
Indonesia, said Mahyudin, has always supported the world order as stated in the 1945 Indonesian Constitution.
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