ISLAMABAD: The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a political rally in Pakistan’s Quetta city that killed at least 15 people on Tuesday night, calling the attack a reprehensible act of terrorism.
“We offer our sincere condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed and injured,” the US Embassy in Islamabad stated in a post on X.
“The Pakistani people deserve to live free from violence and fear,” the statement read.
Expressing solidarity with Islamabad, the US Embassy said that Washington “stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan against reprehensible terrorist groups such as Daesh that had claimed responsibility for this attack, and in the global fight against terrorism.”
The United States strongly condemns the September 2 suicide attack in Quetta at a Balochistan National Party meeting which killed 15 and injured many others. We offer our sincere condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed and injured. The Pakistani people deserve to…
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) September 4, 2025
On Tuesday night, the political rally in Balochistan’s capital was targeted by a suicide attack in a busy area near Shahwani Stadium, leaving at least 15 people dead and nearly 38 wounded, according to the provincial government officials.
The provincial government formed an investigation committee to probe the attack.
With the Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti directing the authorities to shift the wounded to Karachi if needed, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued strong condemnations over the terror attack targeting the political rally.
Separately, a case was registered against unidentified individuals over the suicide attack featuring murder, attempted murder, and anti-terrorism provisions, said a spokesperson of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).
The latest terror incident comes against the backdrop of increased attacks in the South Asian country, particularly in its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces.
According to a report released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based think tank, the country witnessed 78 terrorist attacks during June, which resulted in at least 100 deaths.
Among the fatalities were 53 security personnel, 39 civilians, six terrorists, and two members of local peace committees.
A total of 189 people were injured, including 126 members of the security forces and 63 civilians.
Altogether, the violence and operations led to 175 deaths in June — among them, 55 security personnel, 77 militants, 41 civilians, and two peace committee members.
