Prime Minister Medvedev’s message to Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif reads, in part:
“On behalf of the Russian Government and myself personally I would like to express our deepest condolences over the brutal terrorist attack on a Peshawar school that resulted in numerous civilian casualties.
“We resolutely condemn this barbaric attack and support the Pakistani people in their uncompromising struggle against extremism.”
Mr Medvedev passed on his condolences to the victims’ families and friends and wishes of speedy recovery to the injured.