5 Pak citizens found missing after mosque attack in New Zealand

Five Pakistani nationals were missing and four others injured after Friday's attacks on two mosques in New Zealand, the Foreign Office said. At least 49 people were killed in attacks on the Al Noor Mosque in central Christchurch and the Linwood Mosque in the city's outer suburb, in what appeared to be the worst attack on Muslims in a western country.

"Identities are being authenticated in consultation with local authorities," FO spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal tweeted.

Five Pakistanis are missing, while four were injured and "being treated in hospitals" in the shootings, he said. Faisal said Pakistan High Commission in New Zealand was in touch with the authorities concerned in New Zealand to obtain further details.

Condemning the "heinous terrorist attack", the FO spokesperson in a statement said Pakistan viewed this terrorist attack as an assault on the values of freedom of conscience and association common to all mankind. "Pakistan earnestly hopes that the government of New Zealand will take immediate action to bring the perpetrators and abettors of this terror attack to justice, and ensure the safety and security of the affected communities," he said.