According to Mehr News Agency , citing Anadolu Agency, more than 31 people were killed and 169 injured in a terrorist attack on a Shiite mosque in Pakistan.
According to Pakistani media, a terrorist explosion occurred at the Khadija al-Kubra Mosque and Hussainiya in the Tarlai area of Islamabad.
The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack.
Mohammad Yahya, the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan, expressed his regret and shock at the attack on a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Islamabad . He offered his condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. The UN official stressed the need for unity in the face of this senseless violence.
The Russian Presidency (Kremlin) also issued a statement condemning the terrorist explosion in Islamabad that occurred during Friday prayers at the Hazrat Khadija Kubra Mosque, leaving hundreds of martyrs and injured. The Russian Presidency announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin offers sincere condolences to the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan and sympathizes with the families of the victims and the Pakistani nation. The Kremlin stressed solidarity with Pakistan in combating terrorism. The statement said that the terrorist attack in Islamabad is a new proof of the barbaric and inhuman nature of terrorism. The statement emphasizes that Russia emphasizes strengthening cooperation with Pakistan in combating terrorism and extremism in its various forms.
The British Foreign Secretary, in a statement expressing solidarity with Pakistan and condemning today’s terrorist incident, said that the UK stands with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and supports all communities affected by this senseless violence. The statement said that the terrible attack that took place today is extremely shocking and expresses its condolences to the families of the victims and all those affected.
The Iraqi presidency condemned the terrorist attack on Friday that targeted worshippers inside a mosque in Pakistan, killing and wounding a number of people, and described the act as contrary to all human values. The presidency’s media office said in a press release: “The Iraqi presidency expresses its deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.” It stressed Iraq’s full solidarity with the friendly government and people of Pakistan and its unwavering stance in rejecting all forms of terrorism, violence and extremism. The presidency also called for “strengthening international and regional cooperation to combat terrorism, consolidate the values of tolerance and peaceful coexistence, and support the right to life, security and freedom of belief for all people.”
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration also condemned the suicide bombing that targeted a Shiite mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing and injuring a number of people. The official spokesman for the ministry, Ambassador Fawad Majali, stressed the country’s full solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan and its rejection of any violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability. Majali expressed his deepest condolences to the government and people of Pakistan and the families of the victims, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, in condemning the suicide bombing in the Islamabad mosque, stressed the firm stance of the State of Qatar against violence, terrorism and criminal acts, regardless of their motives or reasons. The Ministry also reiterates its complete rejection of targeting places of worship and the assassination of innocent civilians. The Ministry expresses its condolences to the families of the victims and the government and people of Pakistan, and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain expressed its strong condemnation of the heinous terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, during Friday prayers, resulting in the martyrdom and injury of hundreds of innocent worshippers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed Bahrain’s unwavering stance in its absolute rejection of extremism and terrorism, the targeting of places of worship and the assassination of innocent civilians, and expressed Bahrain’s sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the families of the victims, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
The Omani Foreign Ministry also condemned the terrorist attack in a statement, stressing its firm stance on rejecting all forms of terrorism, violence and extremism, and the importance of the noble values of tolerance and coexistence. The ministry expressed its condolences to the government, people of Pakistan and the families of the victims of the incident, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
The Yemeni Foreign Ministry stressed in a statement that such criminal acts carried out by intelligence agencies are aimed at destabilizing the security, stability and social peace of Pakistan and only serve the interests of the American and Israeli enemies and their Zionist supporters. The statement also noted that these criminal acts and similar crimes occur at a sensitive time when the Islamic Ummah is witnessing the true nature of Zionism, with its American and Israeli arms and the crimes it commits, especially in Palestine, and clearly sees who benefits from these crimes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere condolences to the government and people of Pakistan and the families of the victims, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured, and stressed the full solidarity of the Republic of Yemen with the government and people of Pakistan.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs also expressed its condolences to the families of the victims of the suicide bombing in an Islamabad mosque, which left hundreds of people dead and injured, in a statement.
Al-Alam Network has prepared a report on this matter, the video of which is available below:
