Last Updated on February 6, 2026 6:59 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
AMN / NEW DESK
At least 31 worshippers were killed and dozens more injured when a massive bomb exploded at an imambargah in the Tarlai area of Islamabad during Friday prayer, police and administration officials confirmed.
According to local media the explosion went off just as worshippers were offering Friday prayers at Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra on the outskirts of Islamabad.
The blast was so powerful that it was heard within a radius of hundreds of metrers, whipping up fear and panic among residents.Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon confirmed that at least 31 people have been killed and 169 others injured – some of them critically.
The Islamabad blast comes in the wake of a spate of recent attacks across Pakistan, including multiple deadly incidents in Balochistan targeting security forces and civilians.