At least 11 people were killed and nearly 100 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a Shiite mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Friday.
Police said the blast, which struck the sprawling mosque during prayers, was a deliberate attack and confirmed an investigation was underway.
Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the injured to nearby hospitals.
Pakistan‘s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attack, and asked authorities to ensure the provision of best medical care to the wounded persons, who were arriving at the city’s different hospitals.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion, but suspicion is likely to fall on militants such as the Pakistani Taliban or the Islamic State group, which has been blamed for previous attacks on Shiite worshippers, a minority in the country.
People shift an injured man to a hospital following an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026
Police said the blast, which struck the sprawling mosque during prayers, was a deliberate attack and confirmed an investigation was underway
Militants often target security forces and civilians across Pakistan.
In November, a suicide bomber had struck outside a court in Islamabad, killing 12 people.
The latest attack comes nearly a week after the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army carried out multiple attacks in insurgency-hit southwestern Balochistan province, killing about 50 people.
Security forces responding to those attacks also killed more than 200 “terrorists,” according to the military.
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