Suicide Bombing Kills 31 at Mosque in #Pakistan Capital
The bombing, during Friday Prayers, was the second major attack in recent months in #Islamabad, where large-scale violence had been relatively rare.
#Shiite #Muslims in Pakistan have frequently been targeted by #extremist groups over the past several decades, particularly in areas that border #Afghanistan, but large-scale sectarian attacks in the capital itself had been comparatively rare.
#geopolitics #terrorism
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/asia/pakistan-mosque-attack-islamabad.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
