Pakistani security agencies have arrested four people in a suicide bomb blast in a Shia mosque in the capital of Pakistan. Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that the arrested accused also included an Afghan citizen, whom he described as the mastermind of the suicide attack. After Naqvi’s statement, Pakistan’s conspiracy to defame India has again been exposed.

According to BBC report, Mohsin Naqvi said that a Pakistani security officer was also killed and three other people were injured in the search operation conducted to arrest the suspects. Naqvi’s statement came when the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bomb blast that took place during Friday prayers in the Shia mosque in Tarlai area.

This terrorist organization took responsibility for the suicide attack

The terrorist organization Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) issued a statement on behalf of the propaganda channel Amaq Agency and said that it was it that had carried out this suicide attack. According to ISKP, they are fighting against it by forming Janbyon organization. ISKP has also released a photo of the suicide bomber with his face blurred.

In a statement issued by ISKP’s official propaganda channel Amaq Agency, Islamic State Khorasan said that it had carried out a suicide attack on a Shia mosque yesterday because Pakistani Shia fighters are fighting against it in Syria by forming the Zainbyon organization. Along with the statement, ISKP also released a picture of the suicide bomber with his face blurred.

Conspiracy to defame India

Earlier, Pakistan had made fabricated allegations against India regarding the suicide attack, the truth of which has been exposed by the statement of Pakistan Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday (February 6) had accused India and Afghanistan of this attack without any evidence.

Retaliated against false allegations

India had responded sharply to these false and fabricated allegations. Condemning the attack, the Indian Foreign Ministry refuted Pakistan’s baseless allegations and said that instead of solving its domestic problems, Pakistan is deceiving itself by blaming others. At the same time, Afghanistan also termed the statement of Pakistan Foreign Minister as irresponsible.

31 people were killed in the suicide attack

A suicide attack took place during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. In which at least 31 people were killed and a large number of people were injured. According to Dawn, the blast took place in Tarlai Imambara Khadijat-ul-Kubra in the Shahzad Town area of ​​the capital.

31 people died and 169 were injured in a suicide blast during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. This massive explosion took place in Khadijatul Kubra Masjid-cum-Imambada located in Tarlai area of ​​Islamabad. The suicide bomber blew himself up after being stopped at the entry gate of the mosque. Eyewitnesses said that the terrorists first opened fire and then detonated the bomb.

When stopped at the gate, he blew himself up – eyewitness

According to the report of Geo News, when the guard stopped the terrorist near the main gate of the mosque, he started firing. Eyewitnesses said that he went towards the place where Namaz was offered and blew himself up. The attacker had used such heavy explosives to blow himself up that the windows of nearby houses were broken. This attack has happened at a time when Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is on a visit to Pakistan. He arrived on a two-day state visit to Pakistan on Thursday.

31 people have died so far in the bomb blast

The district administration spokesperson said in a post on Twitter that at least 31 people were killed and 169 others were injured in the blast. At present no group has taken responsibility for this blast. According to the report of news agency PTI, police sources said that the attacker was a foreign national and had links with ‘Fitna Al Khawarji’. This term is used for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The rescue team and police reached the attack site and started the rescue operation.

Pakistani army surrounded the area

Army soldiers and Rangers have surrounded the area and security operations are being conducted around the blast site. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Allama Raja Nasir Abbas have condemned the attack.

Zardari said, ‘Targeting innocent civilians is a crime against humanity.’ Strongly condemning this attack, Abbas said that targeting religious places is a direct attack on humanity, religion and social values, which cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.

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