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.

Pakistan’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has strongly criticized the suicide attack in the Shia Mosque of Islamabad. He has called it a cowardly act. The attack took place at Shia Imam Bargah in Islamabad on Friday (February 6, 2026), when a large number of people were present there to offer Friday prayers. So far 31 people have lost their lives and 169 have been injured in this attack.

Ishaq Dar has posted a post on social media platform X regarding suicide attack. In the post, Ishaq Dar wrote, ‘I strongly condemn the cowardly suicide attack on innocent worshipers who had come to offer Friday prayers at Shia Imam Bargah. Committing such heinous crimes by targeting religious places and civilians is against humanity and a gross violation of Islamic principles. Pakistan is united against every form of terrorism. This barbarity will not deter us and the extremists will definitely have to face the consequences.

According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, the news of the blast has been received from Tarlai Imambara located in Shahzad Town area of ​​Islamabad. After the incident, the entire area has been surrounded by security forces. Police and rescue teams have reached the spot and started the rescue operation.

Emergency has been imposed in the capital’s Polyclinic, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and CDA Hospital. On the instructions of the Executive Director (ED) of PIMS, emergency has been imposed in the hospital. A spokesperson said that the main emergency, orthopedic, burn center and neurology departments have been activated.

Hum Media House quoted Islamabad District Administration as saying that about 10 injured have been shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. The injured are being taken to different hospitals for treatment. Officials said that the area around the blast site has been completely sealed as the rescue operation and investigation continues.