At least 30 killed in explosion inside Islamabad mosque during Friday prayers, several injured

An explosion inside a mosques in Pakistan's Islamabad has killed at least thirty people. The blast according to local media reports occurred during Friday prayers at Tarlai Imambargah, situated in the Shehzad Town area, which is in the outskirts of the city. Police and rescue services have rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations.

Injured are being taken to federal capital’s Polyclinic, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), and CDA Hospital.

The main emergency, orthopaedic, burn centre, and neurology departments of the hospital have been activated, according to Dawn.

Images from the site showed bodies lying in blood inside and outside the mosque as people seek for help.

The immediate cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained. Whether it was a suicide or a planted bomb will be clear only after the forensics teams finish their investigation, said police.

The blast site has been sealed off by security personnel and assistant commissioners have been assigned to oversee the treatment of the injured at various hospitals, reported Dawn.

President Asif Ali Zardari extended condolences to the families of the victims. “Targeting innocent civilians is a crime against humanity," said Zardari.

Meanwhile Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif without giving any evidence has again pointed towards India and Afghanistan’s involvement in the attack.

Taking to X he wrote, “it has been proved the terrorist involved in the attack travelled to and from Afghanistan. The collusion between India and Afghanistan is being revealed.”