Azerbaijan extends condolences to Pakistan after Quetta terror attack

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed condolences to Pakistan following the terrorist attack in the city of Quetta, according to a statement posted on the ministry’s official X account.

“We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack targeting a train in Quetta, #Pakistan, which resulted in the tragic loss of innocent lives and left many others injured. 

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and express our solidarity with the people and Government of brotherly Pakistan during this difficult time,” the statement said.

The ministry added that such acts of terrorism, in all their forms and manifestations, have no justification.

We strongly condemn the heinous terrorist attack targeting a train in Quetta, #Pakistan, which resulted in the tragic loss of innocent lives and left many others injured.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and express our solidarity with the…

— MFA Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 (@AzerbaijanMFA) May 24, 2026

The attack marked one of the deadliest incidents in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan in recent months. According to Pakistani officials, at least 24 people were killed and dozens injured after an explosives-laden vehicle struck a train carrying security personnel and civilians near Quetta’s Chaman Phatak area, causing several carriages to derail and catch fire.

The separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the bombing. The group has repeatedly targeted Pakistani security forces and infrastructure in Balochistan, a mineral-rich province bordering Afghanistan and Iran that has faced a long-running insurgency.

Authorities declared an emergency in hospitals across Quetta as rescue teams transported victims from the scene. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other senior officials strongly condemned the attack, describing it as an act of terrorism against innocent civilians.

The bombing also followed a series of escalating militant attacks in Balochistan, including the 2025 hijacking of the Jaffar Express train by separatist fighters, highlighting the deteriorating security situation in the region despite ongoing military operations by Pakistani forces.

By Jeyhun Aghazada