KARACHI: Religious clerics in Pakistan have strongly condemned the recent suicide attack at an Imambargah in Islamabad, describing terrorism as both inhuman and un-Islamic.
They emphasized that targeting innocent civilians, mosques, Imambargahs, and religious schools is completely unjustifiable and strikes at the heart of national peace and stability.
Leaders of Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan, a federation of Islamic seminaries, strongly condemned the suicide attack that took place at an Imambargah in Islamabad martyring at least 31 people and wounding more than 160 others.
The blast struck worshippers gathered for Friday prayers at the imambargah.
These leaders included- Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan President Maulana Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, Senior Vice President Maulana Anwarul Haq, Nazim-e-Aala Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari, and other officials.
They described the incident as deeply regrettable and unacceptable, emphasizing that taking the lives of innocent people and shedding blood is never justified.
They further stated that those who carry out such attacks in mosques, Imambargahs, and religious schools (madaris) do not deserve to be called human beings.
The leaders warned that such violent acts are equivalent to destabilizing Pakistan and undermining national security. They urged authorities to trace the networks behind this brutal attack and bring the perpetrators to justice as a stern warning to others.
Wafaq-ul-Madaris leaders also called for foolproof security measures to be provided to all mosques, Imambargahs, and madaris across the country to prevent future tragedies.
Dr. Mufti Noman Naeem, Muhtamim of Jamia Nooriyah Aalmiya Karachi, strongly condemned the Islamabad Imambargah suicide attack, calling it “extremely condemnable.”
He emphasized that the entire nation rejects such violence, denounced the killing of innocent people and attacks on places of worship as the worst forms of terrorism, and stressed that no religion permits such acts.
He added that the scale of this crime is unimaginable, the nation stands united against terrorism, and terrorists will never succeed in their malicious plans.
Earlier, Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi (Coordinator, National Peace Message Committee) condemned the attackers as enemies of Islam and Pakistan, saying their actions have no connection to Islam or humanity.
He stressed that the nation stands united against terrorism and that those who target worshippers will face hell, asserting that the attack was carried out by anti‑Pakistan and anti‑Islam forces.
Leaders from major ulema councils from multiple schools of thought have condemned the attack and demanded swift action and stronger security at worship places.
The Pakistan Ulema Council called the bombing a brutal crime against Islam, humanity, and the sanctity of sacred spaces, saying the perpetrators had no association with Islamic values.
