US EditionIslamic State affiliate claims suicide bombing at Shiite mosque in Pakistan’s capital; four suspects arrested
Four suspects, including an Afghan national linked to Islamic State in Pakistan, were arrested after a suicide bombing killed 31 and wounded about 170 at a Shia mosque.
- Pakistani security forces announced on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, they arrested four suspects, including an alleged Afghan mastermind linked to IS, after the Friday mosque bombing that killed 31 and wounded 169.
- The regional IS affiliate claimed responsibility, saying Pakistani Shiites are a "human reservoir" and Naqvi alleged the bomber was trained in Afghanistan with funding from India.
- Security officials described how the attacker opened fire on security guards at the main gate before detonating an explosive vest inside the packed mosque, which included worshippers, including children.
- Funerals drew more than 2,000 mourners as the international community condemned the attack, and Pakistani leaders vowed justice.
- The incident comes amid a recent rise in militant violence and officials warned it is the deadliest in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott Hotel bombing that killed 63, while Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the attack but rejected accusations of militants operating from Afghan territory.
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