The United States says it stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan in its fight against terrorism.

This was expressed by the US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel during daily press briefing in Washington.

He said the United States strongly condemns November 9th bombing at a railway station in Quetta. He also extended deepest condolences to families and victims.

Responding to a question he said Pakistan and the United States have a shared interest in combating these kinds of threats.

He said the U.S itself has designated the BLA as a specially designated global terrorist organization.