Pakistan Shia Mosque Blast: Hours after Pakistan was rocked by one of the major attacks at a Shia Mosque in its capital city, Islamabad, and tried to link India with the detonation that killed at least 31 people, India rejected the allegations of a connections, saying Pakistan chooses to ‘delude itself’ rather than ‘solve serious problems plaguing its social fabric’.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), describing the attack as "condemnable", said it was “unfortunate that, instead of seriously addressing the problems plaguing its social fabric, Pakistan chose to delude itself by blaming others for its home-grown ills.”

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"India rejects any and every such allegation, which is as baseless as it is pointless," it added.

Islamabad Shia Mosque Attack

At least 31 were killed after a catastrophic blast at a Shia mosque in Islamabad’s Shehzad town area on Friday, as per PTI. According to the report, a suicide bomber detonated himself at an Imambargah mosque during Friday prayers, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 160.

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The powerful explosion took place at Khadijah al-Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah in the Tarlai area of Islamabad, police said in a statement.

The death toll is expected to rise as the videos that surfaced online after a devastating attack show people lying in pools of blood.

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Suicide Bomber Blew Himself At Entrance Gate

As per reports, the suicide bomber was stopped at the entrance gate, but he blew himself up right there, killing several and injuring many others. While no militant or terror group has taken responsibility for the blast, news agency PTI, citing 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).


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