Egypt strongly condemned a terror attack that hit a university in western Pakistan Wednesday and left at least 21 people killed.

The Egyptian government offers its deepest condolences to the Pakistani people and the victims' families, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said.

The spokesman reiterated Egypt's firm stance against terrorism, saying it is targeting all world countries without discrimination.

Egypt urges the international community to unify ranks against terrorism and achieve the aspirations of peoples for stability, peace and development, Abu Zeid said.

On Wednesday, militants used the cover of thick, wintry fog to scale the walls of the Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsadda, about 30km from the city of Peshawar.

They then went into university buildings and began to open fire on teachers and students in classrooms.

The attack comes a little over a year after Taliban gunmen killed 134 students at a military-run school in nearby Peshawar.

Source: MENA