The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef Ahmad Al-Othaimeen has strongly condemned the blast in Parachinar, northwest Pakistan, on 21 January 2017, which claimed numerous lives and injured others. Extending once again his solidarity with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism, Secretary General Al-Othaimeen offered his deepest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims, Government and people of Pakistan, wishing speedy recovery for the injured people. The Secretary General reiterated the principled position of the OIC against terrorism and extremism in all its forms and manifestations irrespective of their justification whatsoever, and urged the Pakistani concerned authorities to take all possible actions to bring the perpetrators of this heinous action to justice.