Pakistani paramilitary soldiers control a crowd close to the site of a bomb explosion at a Shiite mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
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Firstpost08-02-2026, 14:11

Islamabad Mosque Attack Mastermind Arrested, Linked to Daesh: Pakistan Minister

  • Pakistani forces arrested the mastermind and four facilitators of the Islamabad mosque suicide blast.
  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi revealed the arrests were made during raids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • The mastermind, an Afghan national, is linked to Daesh, with planning and training conducted by "Daesh Afghanistan."
  • An assistant sub-inspector of KP police was killed during the raids, with others injured.
  • Naqvi stated that 21 terrorist organizations are operating from Afghanistan and called the situation a 'state of war'.

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