Key Points
- Suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque killed 32, injured dozens of others.
- ISIL (Daesh) claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
- Council expressed condolences to the victims’ families and Pakistan.
- Terrorism remains a serious threat to international peace, UN says.
- Council urges global cooperation to bring perpetrators to justice.
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad that killed at least 32 people and injured 92 others, calling the attack “heinous and cowardly”.
In a press statement issued on Friday, the Security Council said the attack, which took place on February 6, was claimed by ISIL (Daesh) and constituted a grave act of terrorism targeting civilians at a place of worship in the capital city.
The statement was delivered by the Council’s president, James Kariuki of the United Kingdom.
Members of the Security Council expressed their “deepest sympathy and condolences” to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of Pakistan, and wished a speedy and full recovery to those injured in the blast.
Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms remains one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, the Council stressed the need to bring all those responsible for the attack to justice. This includes the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors behind the bombing.
— Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN (@PakistanUN_NY) February 13, 2026
The Security Council urged all states to actively cooperate with Pakistan, in line with international law and relevant UN resolutions, to ensure accountability and prevent future attacks.
The statement further underlined that acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation, location or perpetrators, and reiterated the commitment of all states to combat terrorism while adhering to the Charter of the United Nations and international human rights, refugee, and humanitarian law.
The Islamabad attack is one of the deadliest terror incidents in recent months and has renewed concerns over terrorism targeting religious sites in Pakistan.
