At least 25 dead in explosion at shrine in Islamabad
Islamabad: At least 25 people were killed, and 80 were injured after a suicide bomber detonated himself inside a shrine in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.
The blast, suspected to be a suicide bombing, occurred at Tarlai Imambargah in the Shehzad Town area of Islamabad.
The injured have been admitted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Polyclinic Hospital for treatment. A rescue operation is currently underway and security forces have arrived at the spot.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned a blast at a Shiite mosque in the capital, Islamabad, on Friday that killed at least 25 people.
He expressed “deep grief” and “strongly condemns” the blast that also wounded at least 80 people, a statement said.
On Nov, 2025 a suicide blast took place outside a district and sessions court building in Islamabad, where twelve people were killed, and more than 30 were injured in the explosion.
