Today, on February 6, an explosion occurred during Friday prayers at the Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra mosque located in the Tarlai area of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad..
According to local administration information, at least 31 people were killed as a result of the incident, and 169 citizens sustained injuries of varying degrees.
Police are conducting work to determine the nature of the explosion. Preliminary information suggests the incident may have been carried out by a suicide terrorist. Among the victims is also a relative of the Islamabad police chief.
The explosion site has been completely cordoned off; rescue services and medical personnel are busy transporting the injured to hospitals. A state of emergency has been declared in major medical institutions in Islamabad, and the public has been asked to donate blood.
Pakistan's leadership, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, strongly condemned the attack and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. They emphasized that targeting peaceful civilians and places of worship is a crime against humanity.
