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The blast occurred while worshippers were offering Friday prayers at a Shia imambara on the outskirts of Islamabad. Videos from the site showed severed limbs strewn across the area, as locals and victims' family members gathered, desperately searching for their loved ones. An explosion struck the Tarlai Imambargah in Islamabad’s Shehzad Town area on Friday, killing at least 31 and leaving 169 others injured, according to local media reports. The incident occurred as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, and the authorities called it a suicide bombing attack after an initial probe. An imambargah or imambada is a place of mourning where Shia Muslims gather commemorating the Karbala tragedy. A video from the site showed severed limbs strewn across the carpeted area amid shards of glass, as locals and victims' family members gathered, desperately searching for their loved ones. Another video showed security officials cordoning off the area as locals began gathering at the blast ...

PoK unrest: Violent protests have erupted in PoK against the Pakistani government, leading to the death of 12 civilians. The protests are being led by the Joint Awami Action Committee. New Delhi: India on Friday took a dig at Pakistan over the recent protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and said it was a result of Islamabad's 'oppressive policies'. Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal further said that Pakistan should be responsible for the violation of human rights in the PoK. "We have seen reports on protests in several areas of Pakistan occupied Jammu & Kashmir, including brutalities by Pakistani forces on innocent civilians. We believe that it is a natural consequence of Pakistan’s oppressive approach and its systemic plundering of resources from these territories, which remain under its forcible and illegal occupation. Pakistan must be held accountable for its horrific human rights ...