at Islamabad mosque. Powerful explosion rocks Shia mosque in Pakistani capital’s Tarlai Kalan area during Friday prayers.Listen to this article | 3 minshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/6/explosion-rocks-mosque-in-pakistans-islamabad
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Published On 6 Feb 2026
6 Feb 2026
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A suicide bombing attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad has killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more, in one of the worst such incidents to hit Pakistan’s capital.
The powerful explosion occurred at Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, in southeastern Islamabad’s Tarlai Kalan area, during Friday prayers.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the mosque’s security guards tried to intercept the suspect, who opened fire at them before detonating his explosives among the worshippers.
Asif alleged the attacker had been travelling to and from Afghanistan.
In a statement, the Islamabad administration said 169 people were transferred to hospital after rescue teams reached the site of the explosion.
Footage shared on social media and verified by Al Jazeera showed bloodied bodies lying on the floor of the mosque, surrounded by broken glass and debris.
Islamabad resident Aun Shah said his father was “badly” injured in the attack. “He has a hole in his stomach,” he said.
Medics and bystanders helped unload victims with blood-soaked clothes from the back of ambulances and vehicles. At least one casualty arrived in the boot of a car, while friends and relatives of the wounded screamed as they arrived at the hospital’s heavily guarded emergency ward, the news agency reported.
