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At least 31 people have been martyred and 169 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to a city official.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police officials say a suicide bomber detonated a device after approaching the gates of the Shia mosque in the Tarlai area of the city, while eyewitnesses have told that the blast was preceded by the sound of gunfire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An emergency was declared as hospitals began to receive the wounded, with an appeal sent out for blood donations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Condemning the incident, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed “deep grief” as he called for a thorough investigation and the immediate identification of those behind the attack.<\/p>\n

The sources further emphasized that the entire nation stands united like a \u201cwall of steel\u201d against such heinous and cowardly acts. Attacks on mosques and innocent civilians will not shake the resolve of the Pakistani people.<\/p>\n

Suicide Bomber Identified<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to government sources, the suicide bomber received terrorist training in Afghanistan and had traveled to the country multiple times, returning there recently.<\/p>\n

Officials stated that terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, under the protection of the Taliban regime, pose a security threat. They added that behind every terrorist attack in Pakistan, there is a nexus involving Afghanistan and India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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