Islamabad: A video has surfaced on social media, after a suicide blast rocked Pakistan on February 6, showing a retired Major Adil Raja making a big claim
that Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Armed Forces (CDF) and Field Marshal, will resort to a false flag operation. Raja said that the field marshal will try to escalate tension on the borders with India and Afghanistan via proxies and also internally in Pakistan, in order to avoid sending its troops to Gaza as part of Trump's Board of Peace. The major claimed Munir will do something big in the country, blame Afghanistan or India, to show the world that they need to focus on the internal security situation so that he doesn’t have to send its soldiers to Gaza. The video has surfaced and gaining traction after over 60 people were killed at a Shia mosque following a powerful suicide blast in Islamabad on February 6. According to reports, nearly 500 people had gathered for Friday prayers at the mosque when a powerful explosion devastated the place, triggering panic and pain. However, Times Now cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video.
Where Exactly Did The Blast Take Place in Pakistan
The powerful explosion, which was heard from a far distance, took place at Khadijatul Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah in the Tarlai area of Islamabad, the police said in a statement.
The suicide bomber was stopped at the gate of the imambargah, but he detonated himself, police and eyewitnesses said.
Who's Responsible For Islamabad Attack
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. However, police sources said that the attacker was a foreign national and had links with Fitna al Khwaraji, a term used for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Citing eyewitnesses, Geo News reported that the terrorist first opened fire and then detonated himself. TV footage showed multiple bodies lying on the floor surrounded by shards of glass and debris. Police and Rescue 1122 personnel were involved in rescue operations.
The army troops and Rangers have cordoned off the area, and security operations are underway in and around the site of the blast.
Emergency Declared in Islamabad Hospitals
An emergency was declared in the hospitals of the capital to deal with the situation, as the injured were being shifted to hospitals.
The attack came less than three months after a suicide bomber killed 12 people in a blast outside a district and sessions court building in Islamabad.
Friday's attack came when Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was visiting Pakistan. He arrived on a two-day state visit on Thursday.
Pakistan Leadership Condemns Islamabad Attack
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Senate Opposition Leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas condemned the attack.
“Targeting innocent civilians is a crime against humanity,” Zardari said.
Strongly condemning the attack, Abbas said that targeting places of worship is a direct attack on humanity, religion and social values, which cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.
According to police officials, the nature of the explosion was being probed, but the explosion seems to be a suicide attack.
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry visited the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad and met the injured.
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry strongly condemned the attack in a post on social media platform X, expressing grief over the loss of lives in the “cowardly act”.
“Such acts of terrorism cannot dampen the morale of the nation. The need of the hour is that we all stand united for peace, tolerance, and stability, and express solidarity with law enforcement agencies,” the minister stressed. Chaudhry is a native of Islamabad and belongs to the area where the blast occurred.
With inputs from PTI
