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Suicide bomber kills 31 in Shi'ite mosque in Pakistan's capital

  • A suicide bombing at Tarlai Imambargah in Islamabad during Friday prayers killed 31 people and wounded 169 others on February 6, 2026.
  • Police said the attacker was a foreign national linked to Fitna al-Khawarij, targeting a Shi'ite mosque during crowded Friday prayers, while no group immediately claimed responsibility.
  • Rescue teams and witnesses said the bomber detonated at the mosque gate after being stopped, with images showing bloodied victims and children among casualties.
  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, ordered a full investigation, and vowed those responsible would be brought to justice.
  • The attack coincided with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's two-day state visit and follows recent deadly Baloch Liberation Army attacks amid counter-operations killing over 200 militants.
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Many people have been killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan.

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Last weekend there were heavy fighting in Pakistan in the southwest with dozens of deaths. Now an attack is taking place near the capital.

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At least 31 people have died and more than 160 are seriously injured, following an attack on a Muslim and Islamabad mosque, the capital of Pakistan. The explosion would have been carried out by Taliban officials from Pakistan or Tehran-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an Islamic military organization, according to data from the internal investigation revealed to CNN of sources from the Punjab police. The article is completed: over 30 deaths and 160 ser…

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