Islamabad, March 24 (IANS) The recent suicide bombing inside a mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad, which killed at least 31 worshippers and injured over 160 others, was not an aberration but part of a grim continuum for Shia community in the country. The attack on Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in Islamabad signalled not only a local lapse but a systemic failure of deterrence. Shia mosques, processions, buses, hospitals, and shrines have faced attacks in Pakistan for the past 20 years. “From Peshawar and …
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Tel Aviv, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan is currently grappling with a multi-front security crisis of its own making, accusing the Afghan Taliban of sheltering the Tehreek‑e‑Taliban Pakistan (TTP) despite the Pakistani establishment having earlier celebrated the Taliban’s 2021 return to Kabul as a triumph of “strategic depth”. While Islamabad held former Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) responsible for domestic unrest, it has exploited the security apparatus to mani…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The death toll from the Islamabad suicide bombing rose to 36 on Saturday, local media reported, quoting a spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).”A 21-year-old man, who was brought from the imambargah, died,” said Dr Aneeza Jalil while speaking to a leading Pakistani daily, Dawn.She further mentioned that nine of the injured are in “very serious” condition. Jalil also stated that in total, 149 injured people and 28 bodies were brought to Pims on…
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) As investigators continue to trace the sequence of events behind the deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad’s Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra, authorities have identified the suspected attacker as a resident of Peshawar who allegedly underwent militant training in Afghanistan, local media reported on Saturday.According to preliminary findings shared by sources associated with the investigation, the attacker, identified as Yasir Khan Yasir, had reportedly stayed in Afghanistan…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) India strongly condemned the deadly suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad on Friday, expressing condolences for the loss of lives while rejecting Pakistan’s allegations as “baseless” and a deflection from its internal issues. Pakistani authorities quickly pointed fingers at external forces. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi suggested the bomber had links to Afghanistan, without providing evidence. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office echoed similar claims, labe…