An explosion struck the Shia Imam Bargah Khadijat-ul-Kubra in Islamabad’s Tarlai area on Friday (February 6), triggering panic in the vicinity. At least
31 people were killed and more than 160 were injured in the explosion. Authorities have declared a medical emergency as rescue teams rushed to the scene. The exact number of injured or deceased remains unclear. Security forces have cordoned off the area, and investigations are underway to determine the nature of the blast. More details are awaited. The explosion took place at Tarlai Imambargah, situated in the Shehzad Town area of Islamabad. Police and rescue services have reached the site and started rescue operations. An emergency has been imposed at Polyclinic, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), and CDA Hospital. Footage from the scene showed body parts scattered across the area as residents and victims’ relatives gathered, frantically searching for their loved ones.
The main emergency, orthopaedic, burn centre, and neurology departments have been activated, an official told Dawn. The injured are being shifted to Pims and Polyclinic Hospital.
"We have shifted several people to hospitals. I can't say how many are dead at this moment, but yes people have died," a police official told Reuters.
This comes less than three months after a suicide blast outside a district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area on November 11, 2025. Twelve people were killed and more than 30 were injured in the blast.
According to Times Now sources, around 500 worshipers were present inside the Masjid when suicide bomber detonated himself. The number of casualties is rising.
Injured have been shifted to PIMS and nearby hospitals. Area has been sealed now by Pakistan Army and Rangers.
Last year’s explosion took place in a parked vehicle near the district court entrance during peak hours, triggering panic among lawyers and others at the complex. The force of the blast was felt up to six kilometres away, highlighting its intensity.
At the time, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif blamed Afghanistan for the attack, saying the country was in a “state of war.”
social media, writing, “We are in a state of war. Anyone who thinks the Pakistan Army is fighting this only along the Afghan-Pakistan border or in Balochistan should treat the suicide attack at the Islamabad district courts as a wake-up call. This is a war for all of Pakistan, with the Army making daily sacrifices to keep people secure,” Asif said in a post, even as the blast came nearly a month after Islamabad and Kabul had signed a ceasefire agreement.
