Russia supports the efforts of the Pakistani authorities to combat terrorism and is interested in enhancing cooperation in the anti-terror sphere, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"The Russian side supports the efforts of the Pakistani authorities to combat the terrorist threat and is interested in further enhancing the international cooperation in the anti-terror field, both at the regional and global levels," the Kremlin press service quoted Putin as saying, Sputnik reported.

The Russian president expressed confidence that all persons behind the recent terrorist attack in Lahore would bear the deserved punishment.

Source : MENA