The 15-member council expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, the government and the people of Pakistan
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned in the strongest possible terms the suicide attack on an imambargah in Islamabad.
At least 36 people were killed and around 169 injured when a suicide bomber struck Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra last Friday. The blast, followed by other explosions and gunshots, occurred as worshipers gathered for Friday prayers.
The incident was followed by widespread condemnation from world leaders and officials.
A press release issued a day ago by UN Security Council President James Kariuki said: “The members of the Security Council have condemned in the strongest possible terms the heinous and cowardly suicide attack on a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan on February 6, 2026. This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the serious loss of at least 32 Pakistani nationals and the injury of 92 people. ISIL (Daesh) claimed responsibility for this terrorist attack.
The members of the UN Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Pakistan, while wishing a speedy and full recovery to the injured.
They reaffirmed that “terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes “one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.”
“Members of the Security Council stressed the need to hold the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice,” reads the UN Security Council statement.
They urged all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, to actively cooperate with the Government of Pakistan in this regard, the statement added.
The United Nations Security Council has reiterated that any act of terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of its motivation, wherever it occurs, at any time and by whomever it occurs.
They also reaffirmed the need for all States to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
