International response to #PeshawarAttack

[Al Bhatti]

December 18, 2014

UAE denounces attack on Peshawar school
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan says 'We stand by Pakistan and its people in the face of this blind extremism and criminal terrorism'

The UAE has denounced the cowardly act of terror which targeted a school in the city of Peshawar in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and claimed the lives of 141 citizens, including 132 children.

General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forcessaid: "In this painful and difficult moment, we stand by Pakistan and its people in the face of this blind extremism and criminal terrorism and ask Allah Almighty to bless the young and innocent victims of heinous malice, perpetual hatred and dark violence.”

"As we pray for the souls of innocent children, we ask Allah the Almighty to grant solace and strength to their parents, families and to the people of friendly Pakistan."

Sheikh Mohamed went on to say such despicable acts "strengthen our resolute and firm position against extremism and terrorism because we are well aware that those criminal hands know no limits, mercy, law or religion. We are more convinced now that confronting terrorism is a collective responsibility that requires decisiveness."

"As we stand, as we always have, by the government and people of Pakistan, we learn from this deplorable crime that our war against terrorism is our way to guarantee saving lives, maintaining communities and enhancing peace and to eradicate a plague that is aimed at tarnishing our religion of Islam, which is founded on tolerance and love and which is a reflection of our humanity and identity."

UAE denounces attack on Peshawar school | GulfNews.com

 

[Special Delivery]

UAE was the first out of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to cut their ties with the Talidogs.

 

[al-Hasani]

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  Saudi Arabia – Grand Mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh condemned the attack describing the attack as a corruption, injustice and aggression" He add that "It’s appalling to see many people being killed in Muslim countries these days and this should wake up Muslims as it’s a dangerous action and a big crime.”[97][98]

• Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - Secretary general Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, on behalf of the GCC states, strongly condemned the attack saying that its perpetrators "were stripped out of all human sentiments" and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and the Pakistani government wishing the injured a speedy recovery. [116]

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  Organisation of the Islamic Conference – Secretary general Iyad bin Amin Madani issued a press release condemning the attack calling it "horrific and senseless terrorist attack". Madani offered solidarity and condolences to the Government and people of Pakistan. He said that "the OIC’s principled position denouncing all acts of terrorism no matter what the justifications are."[117]

2014 Peshawar school attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pakistani students condemn massacre in Peshawar | Arab News

International schools mourn victims of Peshawar massacre | Kingdom | Saudi Gazette

 

[al-Hasani]

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  Tunisia – Caretaker President of Tunisia Moncef Marzouki condemned the attack calling it a "heinous crime" and offered condolences.[105]

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  Egypt – The Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs spokesman Badr Abdelatty said that the Egyptian government condemns the attack and gives its condolences to Pakistanis and the families of the victims. He stressed the importance of “international collaboration to counter-terrorism, as it is considered a global phenomenon targeting security and stability all over the world”.[55]

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  Algeria – Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press statement condemned the attack and said "We express our indignation at this heinous and barbaric crime, which cannot be justified under any circumstances. The horror endured by these innocent victims reflects the blind and inhuman assailants and their sponsors. We extend our sympathy with the victims' families and solidarity with the government of Pakistan."[38]

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  Bahrain – Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press release to condemn the attack. "Kingdom of Bahrain affirmed full support to Pakistan in confronting and defeating terrorist groups, and offered condolences to the Pakistani government, people and relatives of the victims of the barbaric act." the press release said.[47]

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  Jordan – Queen Rania expressed her grief over attack saying "Till when will innocent children pay the horrific price of extremism."[78] The queen later also published a piece dedicated to the victims on her Huffington Post blog. [79] The State Minister for Media Affairs, Mohammad al-Momani, offered the Jordanian people's heartfelt condolences to the people of Pakistan and described the attack as horrendous and criminal act that has nothing to do with Islam. He further said Jordan will always stand against and continue its fight against terrorism and those who target civilians.[80]

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  Kuwait – National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim met with Sardar Ayaz Sadiq speaker of Pakistani National Assembly in Kuwait and condemned the attack on behalf of Government of Kuwait. Al-Ghanim offered condolences to families of victims and expressed solidarity.[84]

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  Syria – Speaker of the People's Assembly Mohammed Jihad Al-Laham stated “We assert standing by the Pakistani people, government and leadership in combating terrorism which is targeting lives, civilization and noble values that have brought our peoples together, and we surely support Pakistan’s deterrent procedures against the expansion of terrorism which is supported by well-known states in the Middle East and the colonial West,”; Al-Laham also added “ we in the People’s Assembly express our sympathy and solidarity with you during this hard time, wishing the injured a swift recovery and hoping that Pakistan will eradicate terrorism soon so that Pakistani people can live in peace.” as well as voicing "Syria's deep condolences to the families of the victims and sympathy with the friendly people and government of Pakistan." [104]

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  Oman – Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack and release a press release saying "The government of the Sultanate of Oman condemns the terrorist attack that was carried out by Pakistani Taliban which targeted children's school in the city of Peshawar in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and resulted in a number of deaths and wounded innocent children and teachers. The Sultanate's government stands by the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and support their efforts to fight terrorism so as to enhance the security and stability in this friend country and the region."[91]

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  Morocco – King Muhammad condemned the attack saying "I was appalled and deeply saddened by the news of the horrific terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar which caused a large number of casualties, most of them innocent children. In my capacity as Commander of the Faithful, and in keeping with my responsibilities at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, I strongly condemn all forms of terrorism, which is totally incompatible with our pristine Islamic faith, the revealed religions and human principles and democratic values which make the right to life the foremost human right on earth."[86]

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  United Arab Emirates – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan condemned the attack on behalf of Government of United Arab Emirates saying "In this painful and difficult moment, we stand by Pakistan and its people in the face of this blind extremism and criminal terrorism and ask the Allah the Almighty to bless the young and innocent victims of heinous malice, perpetual hatred and dark violence. As we pray for the souls of innocent children, we ask Allah the Almighty to grant solace and strength to their parents, families and to the people of friendly Pakistan.”[109]

2014 Peshawar school attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Hyperion]

@al-Hasani, mate, you have to agree that some of these condemnations are very weak, they've very tactfully sidelined denouncing the root cause of this insanity plaguing all of us. Case in point, read the comments of the so called 'Grand Mufti'......

Whatever, without getting into the nitty gritty's of these condolences without any soul, they indeed are first of their kind and are welcome to a degree.

@Irfan Baloch @Horus @Oscar @Abu Zolfiqar: Your views on these statement, do go through them one by one.... most seem lame IMHO.

 

[Kompromat]

@al-Hasani, mate, you have to agree that some of these condemnations are very weak, they've very tactfully sidelined denouncing the root cause of this insanity plaguing all of us. Case in point, read the comments of the so called 'Grand Mufti'......

Whatever, without getting into the nitty gritty's of these condolences without any soul, they indeed are first of their kind and are welcome to a degree.

@Irfan Baloch @Horus @Oscar @Abu Zolfiqar: Your views on these statement, do go through them one by one.... most seem lame IMHO.

Saudi Govt is quiet, there is no official statement.

 

[Hyperion]

They shall feel the pain pretty soon. No one is to be spared from now onwards.

Saudi Govt is quiet, there is no official statement.

 

[Kompromat]

They shall feel the pain pretty soon. No one is to be spared from now onwards.

I find this unacceptable.

 

[al-Hasani]

@al-Hasani, mate, you have to agree that some of these condemnations are very weak, they've very tactfully sidelined denouncing the root cause of this insanity plaguing all of us. Case in point, read the comments of the so called 'Grand Mufti'......

Whatever, without getting into the nitty gritty's of these condolences without any soul, they indeed are first of their kind and are welcome to a degree.

@Irfan Baloch @Horus @Oscar @Abu Zolfiqar: Your views on these statement, do go through them one by one.... most seem lame IMHO.

In such a case 99,9% of all condemnations from the countries of the world are "lame". Not sure what you are alluding to? That any state actually supports such kind of attacks?

Are you even aware of the security situation in many Arab states? No offense but there have been hundreds of Peshawar school attacks (maybe not this type but where children have died) in war-thorn countries such as Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Libya etc.

The same day this horrible attack in Pakistan happened 15 Yemeni school girls died. Nobody made a thread about it. Well, I did but it ended up in trolling so I choose to delete it.

Let's not turn this into some kind of silly talk.

Saudi Govt is quiet, there is no official statement.

The appropriate messages were already delivered through the GCC, OIC and Aal-Sheikh. Officials have also commented on this on local media and I am pretty sure that the KSA leadership have extended their condolences in private to the Pakistani leadership as both have excellent ties - some even close personal ties.

Once again don't put the blame on us regular folks. We did not even elect our leaders unlike the Pakistani people and if you believe that KSA supports this kind of attack and its people then I guess we have nothing more to speak about.

In the same week that the Peshawar School attack happened 15 Yemeni school girls died and 150 Sunni Arab Muslim women were murdered by ISIS in Fallujah. I probably forgot a few other attacks...

 

[Hyperion]

Read a proper condolence from some of our 'so called enemies'

Peshawar attack: Anupam Kher writes open letter to terrorists - Entertainment - DAWN.COM

People such as the one above are a gazillion times better than our 'Muslim' brothers in the West............ sad but true...... let's give credit where it is due.......

 

[Kompromat]

Sheikh's statement is not the official response of the Saudi govt.

 

[Hyperion]

That they shouldn't feel the pain, so that they can finally wake up?

I find this unacceptable.

 

[Kompromat]

That they shouldn't feel the pain, so that they can finally wake up?

That Saudi govt didn't respond.

 

[Hyperion]

Even worse. It means as if the incident was of no consequence to them. What a shame. Our people need to be reminded of this on national scale, through every media channel. I'd even recommend a nation wide campaign where every loud-speaker is used to shout-out-loud!

Sheikh's statement is not the official response of the Saudi govt.

 

[Kompromat]

Even worse. It means as if the incident was of no consequence to them. What a shame. Our people need to be reminded of this on national scale, through every media channel. I'd even recommend a nation wide campaign where every loud-speaker is used to shout-out-loud!

I am not able to make sense of this.