Daesh has claimed bombing that killed more than 50 and wounded nearly 200 worshippers at a Shia mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
The attack has drawn widespread condemnation from across the world, with the United Nations’ chief saying places of worship should be safe havens not targets of attacks.
The deadly blast took place in Kucha Risaldar mosque in Peshawar’s old city area before congregational Friday prayers.
However, Pakistan has vowed on Saturday to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan.
The Takfiri Daesh group claimed responsibility for the bombing attack, saying on its Amaq propaganda site that one of its members had "succeeded in assaulting a Shia mosque in Peshawar.”
The incident was the deadliest terrorist attack in the country since 2018, when 149 people lost their lives — including nine children — in a terrorist explosion at an election rally in the southwestern province of Balochistan.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast on Friday and said it was intended to target Shia worshipers.
“The assault was clearly intended to target Shia worshipers and bears the hallmarks of sectarian outfits that have been allowed to run amok in recent years,” the HRCP said in a statement.
