Moscow, Nov 9 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered condolences to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after a powerful bomb explosion ripped through Railway station in Quetta city.
The explosion that occurred earlier in the day has left at least 24 people dead and 53 injured, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting police.
"Dear Mr. President, Dear Mr. Prime Minister, please accept my deepest condolences regarding the tragic consequences of the terrorist act at the railway station in the city of Quetta. We strongly condemn this barbaric crime, among the victims of which were women and children. We hope that those responsible will receive just punishment," Putin said in a telegram published on the Kremlin's website.