Suicide Blast at Masjid Khadijat-ul-Kubra Islamabad Martyrs 31, Injures Over 160

ISLAMABAD: A suicide bombing in the Tarlai neighborhood of Islamabad on Friday martyred at least 31 people and injured over 160 others, according to official reports. The nation’s leadership has issued a strong condemnation of the attack, which struck during the start of Friday prayers. Police sources indicate that terrorists associated with Fitna al-Khawarij, the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP), targeted the Masjid Khadijat-ul-Kubra. Security authorities, who recently killed 24 militants from the group, identified them as an Indian proxy militant organization.

Eyewitnesses who spoke to local media noted that the attackers began firing at the scene before the suicide bomber detonated his explosives. The bomber was reportedly apprehended at the entrance of Masjid Khadijat-ul-Kubra but managed to move past the guards during the exchange of gunfire. The interior gate of Masjid Khadijat-ul-Kubra is located approximately thirty meters from the main entryway, and the attacker ran roughly twenty meters inside as the service was beginning before blowing himself up.

Following the devastating explosion, the Pakistan Army, Rangers, and local law enforcement cordoned off the area to facilitate rescue efforts. The high number of casualties has put an immense strain on local medical facilities. The administration at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) stated that it has reached its capacity to accommodate the deceased and injured, forcing the transfer of many victims to hospitals in Rawalpindi and other neighboring areas. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon confirmed that an emergency has been declared at PIMS, the Polyclinic Hospital, and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) hospital. Assistant commissioners have been deployed to these locations to monitor the medical care and treatment of the survivors.

President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his profound sorrow over the explosion, sending his condolences to the families of those martyred and praying for their patience. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also denounced the bombing as a cowardly act, conveying his grief over the martyrdoms in the explosion.

صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری کا وفاقی دارالحکومت میں دھماکے پر گہرے دکھ اور افسوس کا اظہار۔

صدرِ مملکت کا دھماکے میں جاں بحق ہونے والے افراد کے اہلِ خانہ سے تعزیت اور صبرِ جمیل کی دعا۔

صدرِ مملکت کی زخمیوں کی جلد صحتیابی کی دعا، زخمیوں کو ہر ممکن طبی سہولیات فراہم کرنے کی ہدایت۔…

— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) February 6, 2026

Separately, the Senate’s Leader of the Opposition, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, expressed deep sorrow while criticizing the administration’s performance, labeling the attack a grave failure to safeguard human life. He stated that targeting houses of worship is an outright attack on humanity and religion that can never be accepted.

اسلام آباد کے علاقے ترلائی میں مسجد خدیجہ الکبریٰ میں ہونے والے افسوسناک دھماکے اور بے گناہ نمازیوں کی شہادت پر میں دلی طور پر نہایت غمزدہ اور رنجیدہ ہوں۔ وفاقی دارالحکومت میں اس نوعیت کی دہشت گردانہ کارروائی نہ صرف انسانی جانوں کے تحفظ میں سنگین ناکامی کا ثبوت ہے بلکہ یہ…

— Senator Allama Raja Nasir (@AllamaRajaNasir) February 6, 2026

International solidarity followed the incident, with Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri posting his deepest condolences on X to the families who lost their loved ones and offering prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.

On behalf of the Government and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, i strongly condemn the hideous and awkward terrorist attack in Islamabad during the Friday prayers which lead to the martyrdom and injury of tens of innocent civilians.
I extend my sincere and deepest… pic.twitter.com/NiryDpuQrD

— Reza Amiri Moghadam (@IranAmbPak) February 6, 2026

Federal Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail also expressed their horror at the event, with Ismail questioning how such a brutal act could be committed against worshippers during a religious service.

اسلام آباد کے علاقے ترلائی میں ہونے والے افسوسناک دھماکے کی شدید الفاظ میں مذمت کرتا ہوں۔ اس بزدلانہ کارروائی میں قیمتی جانوں کے ضیاع پر دل انتہائی رنجیدہ ہے۔ شہداء کے لواحقین کے ساتھ دلی ہمدردی اور تعزیت کا اظہار کرتا ہوں اور زخمیوں کی جلد صحتیابی کے لیے دعاگو ہوں۔

دہشتگردی کے…

— Dr. Tariq Fazal Ch. (@DrTariqFazal) February 6, 2026

The incident was described as “absolutely horrendous” by former finance minister Miftah Ismail, who questioned how someone could bomb Friday services in a mosque.