US EditionSuicide Bombing at Islamabad Shiite Mosque Kills 31
A foreign national linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan carried out the bombing amid a surge in militant violence targeting Shiite minorities, killing 31 and injuring 169.
- 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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Suicide bomber kills dozens at Shiite mosque in Pakistan
At least 31 people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated in a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, one of the country’s deadliest attacks targeting the capital in recent history. While Pakistan has been plagued by sectarian violence in recent years, it has largely been restricted to the ethnic Baloch areas in the southwest and along the border with Afghanistan. A November terrorist attack in Islamabad was the first of it…
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Terror at Friday prayers: witnesses describe blast rocking Islamabad mosque
A worshipper at the Shiite mosque in Islamabad where dozens of people were killed in a suicide blast on Friday described an "extremely powerful" explosion ripping through the building just after prayers started.
More than 170 people were injured in the explosion, which detonated after guards confronted the attacker as he attempted to enter the Imambargah Khadija Tul Kubra compound on the outskirts of the city.
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