WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday condemned the suicide attack in Quetta. "That this attack occurred at a hospital and appeared to target a gathering of lawyers mourning the death of a respected colleague makes it all the more heinous," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement.

"The United States is committed to our continuing counter-terrorism partnership with Pakistan, and we remain resolute in joining with the people of Pakistan in confronting terrorism in Pakistan and across the region," he said.

The State Department also condemned the attack. "We offer our assistance to Prime Minister Sharif as his government investigates and works to bring the murderers to justice," Elizabeth Trudeau, a State Department official, said. "These brutal and senseless attacks only deepen our shared resolve to defeat terrorism around the world," the statement added.