32 people killed, about 170 people injured in blast in Pakistani capital

At least 32 people were killed and around 170 others were injured after an explosion ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s federal capital city of Islamabad, police and government officials said.

Following the blast, security forces, police and rescue teams have cordoned off the site and launched a search operation, with the law enforcers investigating the nature of the explosion. According to eyewitnesses, a suicide bomber detonated himself after being stopped at the entrance of the mosque, causing casualties while damaging the mosque and nearby buildings. Security measures across the capital remain heightened after the incident. No individual or group has claimed the attack.