Pakistani leaders condemn killing of Afghan peace council chief

Pakistani leaders condemn killing of Afghan peace council chief

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have condemned, in the strongest terms, the Taliban attack which has led to the killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani, Chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council and also former Afghan president, said Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

Rabbani was killed in a suicide attack at his residence in Kabul on Tuesday night, reports from Kabul said.

"On behalf of the people and government of Pakistan, the Pakistani leadership has conveyed to the brotherly people and government of Afghanistan, extreme anger and shock on the terrorist attack," the Foreign Ministry said.

"The people of Pakistan stand by their Afghan brothers and sisters in this moment of grief on losing a visionary leader who was actively pursuing peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan," it said.

The Pakistani leaders said Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani was a friend of Pakistan with whom they were working closely within the Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Commission for Reconciliation and Peace on a vision for peace and prosperity in Afghanistan.

"Professor Rabbani has been martyred by the enemies of peace in Afghanistan," the Pakistani President and Prime Minister said.

Editor: yan

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ISLAMABAD, Sept. 20 (Xinhua)