GCC, OIC Condemn Suicide Bombing in Bajaur, Pakistan

Relatives gather inside a ward of bomb blast victims at a hospital in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Relatives gather inside a ward of bomb blast victims at a hospital in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
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GCC, OIC Condemn Suicide Bombing in Bajaur, Pakistan

Relatives gather inside a ward of bomb blast victims at a hospital in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Relatives gather inside a ward of bomb blast victims at a hospital in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Monday the suicide bombing in Bajaur, northwest Pakistan, which killed more than 40 and injured over 100 people.
GCC Secretary General Jasem Albudaiwi said in a statement: "The GCC rejects all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism that aim to destabilize security and stability, and are inconsistent with human values and principles”, SPA said.
OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha also strongly condemned this "heinous crime" and reaffirmed the OIC’s stand in solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which works to combat extremism and terrorism.
Both offered condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of Pakistan, and wished speedy recovery to the injured.



King Salman, Saudi Crown Prince Offer Condolences to Jordan’s King over Passing of Former PM

The Saudi flag.File/ Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag.File/ Asharq Al-Awsat
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King Salman, Saudi Crown Prince Offer Condolences to Jordan’s King over Passing of Former PM

The Saudi flag.File/ Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag.File/ Asharq Al-Awsat

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, sent a message of condolence and sympathy to Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein on the passing of Zaid Samir Al-Rifai, the former prime minister, SPA reported.
In the cable, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques said: "We have learned of the passing of the former prime minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Zaid Samir Al-Rifai, may Allah have mercy on him. We extend to Your Majesty and the family of the deceased deep condolences and sincere sympathy. May Allah Almighty bestow His mercy upon him, and protect you from all harm. Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return".

For his part, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud also sent a message of condolence and sympathy to King Abdullah saying: "I have learned about the passing of the former prime minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Zaid Samir Al-Rifai, May Allah bestow his mercy upon him. We extend to Your Majesty and the family of the deceased the deepest condolences and sincerest sympathy. I pray to Allah, the Protector, the Most High, and the Competent, to bestow His mercy upon him, and protect you from all harm. Indeed, He is All-Hearing and the Responding One.”