Riyadh, January 30, 2023, SPA -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist attack that took place in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, that resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. The Ministry stressed the Kingdom's firm position that rejects targeting places of worship and terrorizing and shedding the blood of the innocent people. It also affirmed that the Kingdom stands by the brotherly Islamic Republic of Pakistan against all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism, regardless of its motives or justifications. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. --SPA 20:13 LOCAL TIME 17:13 GMT 0030 www.spa.gov.sa/w1847385