{"id":1829809,"date":"2023-01-31T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1829809"},"modified":"2023-01-31T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:23:55","slug":"suicide-bomber-kills-59-in-pakistan-mosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suicide-bomber-kills-59-in-pakistan-mosque\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide Bomber Kills 59 in Pakistan Mosque"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuicide-bomber-kills-59-in-pakistan-mosque%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1829809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Link<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/pmn\/news-pmn\/politics-news-pmn\/\">PMN Politics<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/pmn\/news-pmn\/\">PMN News<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/pmn\/news-pmn\/crime-pmn\/\">PMN Crime<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of this article:<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reuters\" aria-labelledby=\"wire-company-name\" class=\"wire-published-by__logo\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp, https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=140&#038;d=mp 2x\" width=\"70\"   style=\"display:none\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p> Reuters <\/p>\n<p> Jibran Ahmad &#038; 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He stated that many of the 170 people who were injured were in critical conditions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9959956387011070995701044816642048\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment9959956387011070995701044816642048\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Below is the Story <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement isn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Mohammad Asim, a hospital official, stated that the death toll rose after multiple victims succumbed to their injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The bombing happened a day before an International Monetary Fund mission to Islamabad to initiate talks on unlocking funding for the South Asian country\u2019s economy, which is enduring a balance of payments crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Shariff condemned the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Officials stated that the bomber detonated his load just as hundreds of people were lining up to offer their prayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have found traces of explosives,\u201d Khan explained to reporters that the bomber had entered the most secure area of the compound, indicating that there had been a security breach.<\/p>\n<p>A probe was underway to determine how the attacker broke into such an elite security perimeter and whether any inside assistance was available.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2613775387917028480797705597091840\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment2613775387917028480797705597091840\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Below is the Story <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement isn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Khan claimed that the mosque hall was filled with 400 worshippers and that the majority of those who died were police officers.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the worst in Peshawar since March 2022 when an Islamic State suicide bombing killed at least 58 people in a Shi\u2019ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers.<\/p>\n<p>Peshawar, which straddles the edge of Pakistan\u2019s tribal districts bordering Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, is frequently targeted by Islamist militant groups including Islamic State and the Pakistani Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>ALLAH IS THE GREATEST<\/p>\n<p>Geo TV&#8217;s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that the bomber was in the first row with worshippers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the prayer leader said \u2018Allah is the greatest\u2019, there was a big bang,\u201d Mushtaq, a policeman suffering from a head injury, spoke to reporters from his hospital room.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment2233649638286140208537541854363648\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment2233649638286140208537541854363648\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Below is the Story <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement hasn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t figure out what happened as the bang was deafening. It threw me out of the veranda. The walls and roof fell on me. Thanks to God, he saved me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mosque&#8217;s upper story was blown to pieces, trapping many worshippers under the rubble. Live TV footage captured rescuers cutting through the rooftop to get down to the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t say how many are still under it,\u201d said provincial governor Haji Ghulam Ali.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sheer scale of the human tragedy is unimaginable,\u201d Sharif stated. \u201cThis is no less than an attack on Pakistan. The nation is overwhelmed by a deep sense of grief. I have no doubt terrorism is our foremost national security challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses described chaos as police and rescuers raced to get the injured to hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Sharif appealed for his party&#8217;s employees to donate blood to the hospitals. He said that anyone who targets Muslims during prayer has nothing to do Islam. 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