Following the blast at the Rawalpindi mosque, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has cancelled tomorrow’s Basant celebrations, on Friday.
In the wake of the Islamabad tragedy, I am cancelling all my Basant-related activities that were scheduled for tomorrow. The mega Basant show at the Liberty Square also stands cancelled.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) February 6, 2026
P.S: It is imperative that the nation remains united against the Khwarji menace and their…
In a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, she stated that in the wake of the tragedy, she will be cancelling all her Basant related activities that were scheduled for tomorrow.
The mega Basant show at the Liberty Square has also been cancelled, according to her tweet.
CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz further added that it is imperative that the ‘nation remains united against the Khwarji menace and their sympathisers.’
She further added to show them no mercy, and urged people to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Armed Forces in defence of the country.
She concluded the tweet with ‘Pakistan Zindabad.’
Tarlai mosque blast
The identity of the suicide bomber involved in the Tarlai mosque blast on Friday has been confirmed, according to sources.
According to the sources, the suicide bomber received training for terrorist activities in Afghanistan.
The suicide bomber had travelled to Afghanistan multiple times and had returned from Afghanistan some time ago, sources further added.
Different terrorist groups based in Afghanistan, under the patronage of the Taliban regime, pose a threat to the security of the entire region, government sources said.
There is a nexus between Afghanistan and India behind every terrorist attack in Pakistan, sources further say.
Today, as a result of a suicide blast at a mosque in Tarlai on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, 31 people have been martyred. Several worshippers were injured.
IG Islamabad, Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi’s cousin, Assistant Patrolling Officer, Shahzeb Javed, has also been martyred in the Tarlai mosque blast on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, on Friday.
According to reports, he was IG Islamabad’s first cousin. Additionally, reports suggest that his father has also been injured.
The suicide bomber was intercepted before the bomb blast. Sources also add that the bomber detonated after seeing that he was being stopped.
