At least 31 people were killed and 169 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan's capital. The suicide bomber was stopped at the gate of the Imambargah but he blew himself up, news agency PTI reported quoting sources. Police sources told PTI that the attacker was a foreign national and had links with Fitna al Khwaraji, a term used for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Dawn reported Islamabad Capital Territory Police spokesperson Taqi Jawad as saying that that the signs pointed to a suicide bomber. The attack came less than three months after a suicide bomber killed 12 people in a blast outside a district and sessions court building in Islamabad.

Source: The Telegraph February 06, 2026 10:13 UTC