Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Saturday. – SCREENSHOT
Bahrain’s Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa on Thursday called Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and strongly condemned the suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Islamabad.
The Bahraini minister expressed deep sadness over the loss of precious lives and offered condolences to the families of the martyrs, according to an official statement. He expressed his sincere condolences to those affected by the attack.
A devastating suicide attack ripped through a crowded Imambargah in Islamabad’s Tarlai area during Friday prayers (February 6), leaving at least 32 worshipers martyred and 169 others injured in one of the deadliest attacks the federal capital has witnessed in recent years, officials said.
The attacker detonated explosives inside Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra, on the outskirts of the city, as hundreds of people gathered to pray. The powerful explosion, heard hundreds of meters away, sent shockwaves through nearby neighborhoods, triggering panic as worshipers rushed to escape.
“An attack on a mosque is an attack on humanity,” Al Khalifa said, adding that Bahrain condemns terrorism in all its forms.
He said Bahrain has always stood with Pakistan and will continue to support it, paying tribute to Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and saying they were viewed with great respect.
Naqvi thanked his Bahraini counterpart for expressing solidarity with the victims, saying Bahrain had stood by Pakistan during every difficult time.
“Pakistan has made immense sacrifices to make the world safer,” Naqvi said, urging the international community to stand with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.
He added that the time had come for coordinated and effective global action against terrorism.
