Pakistan has expressed condolence over the loss of precious lives in a ferry accident in Jhalakathi district in Bangladesh.

In a statement issued on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said the government and people of Pakistan are deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives in the incident.

He said our deepest condolences to the bereaved families and the government of Bangladesh.

He said at this moment of grief, our thoughts and prayers are with the brotherly people of Bangladesh.