PTI Supports MWM Call for Nationwide Mourning and Protest After Islamabad Suicide Bombing
By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, PakistanPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced its support for a call by Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen (MWM) for nationwide mourning and protests on Saturday, February 7, following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan’s capital.In a statement, PTI said it fully backs the call for peaceful protest and collective mourning over the deaths of dozens…
By Farzana Chaudhry
Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced its support for a call by Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen (MWM) for nationwide mourning and protests on Saturday, February 7, following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan’s capital.
In a statement, PTI said it fully backs the call for peaceful protest and collective mourning over the deaths of dozens of civilians in the attack.
Hospital officials confirmed that another injured victim has died, raising the death toll from the suicide bombing at a mosque and Imambargah in Islamabad’s Tarlai area to 33.
According to hospital sources, a total of 149 victims were brought to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), including 121 injured and 28 deceased. The bodies of all 33 victims have been handed over to their families.
After overnight treatment, the number of injured patients at PIMS has fallen to 64, with 20 in critical condition and nine receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Treatment of the injured continues in Surgical Wards I and IV.
Officials said 13 injured victims are also being treated at the Polyclinic Hospital.
The suicide blast took place on Friday inside the Imambargah and Khadijatul Kubra Mosque in the Tarlai area of Islamabad, sparking nationwide condemnation and calls for solidarity.
