The Ministry of Interior has confirmed the arrest of four facilitators, including the Afghan ISIS mastermind behind the Islamabad attack.
According to the ministry, coordinated raids were conducted in Peshawar and Nowshera districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
“During the conduct of these operations, an official of Law Enforcement Agencies embraced martyrdom and four sustained injuries. Our forces remain resolute; further intelligence-based operations are underway”, the ministry added.
Major breakthrough in the investigation of the Tarlai Kalan suicide attack. Based on technical and human intelligence, coordinated raids were conducted in Peshawar and Nowshera districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province leading to the arrest of four facilitators,
— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) February 7, 2026
The death toll from the Islamabad imambargah attack rose to 36 on Saturday.
About the Islamabad attack, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the mosque’s security guards tried to intercept the suspect, who opened fire at them before detonating his explosives among the worshippers.
The explosion occurred at Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra in Islamabad’s Tarlai area.
The eyewitness also said that the suicide blast happened when all the worshippers were performing sajdah. Another injured eyewitness said that when he was conscious, there were just dead bodies everywhere, even in the lawn of the mosque.
