Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing claimed by Islamic State rises to 15 | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Thursday
July 17, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2025
Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing claimed by Islamic State rises to 15

South Asia

Reuters
11 January, 2020, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 11 January, 2020, 07:03 pm

Related News

  • Trump set to visit Pakistan in September, reports say
  • Two arrested in Bangladesh for alleged links to Pakistan-based militant group TTP
  • Pakistan to create new paramilitary force ahead of more protests by Imran Khan's party
  • Pakistan court suspends order seeking YouTube ban on government critics
  • China-Bangladesh-Pakistan co-op open and transparent, not targeting any third country: Yao Wen

Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing claimed by Islamic State rises to 15

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing, which it said targeted an Afghan Taliban seminary

Reuters
11 January, 2020, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 11 January, 2020, 07:03 pm
A police officer stands amidst the damages as he is surveying and collecting evidence from the site of a bomb blast in a mosque in Quetta, Pakistan January 11, 2020. Reuters/Naseer Ahmed
A police officer stands amidst the damages as he is surveying and collecting evidence from the site of a bomb blast in a mosque in Quetta, Pakistan January 11, 2020. Reuters/Naseer Ahmed

The death toll from the bombing of a mosque in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta rose to 15 on Saturday, officials said, in an escalation of militant violence.

An improvised explosive device ripped through the mosque during Friday evening prayers, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20, police said.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing, which it said targeted an Afghan Taliban seminary.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Mineral and gas-rich Balochistan, of which Quetta is the capital, is at the centre of the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, part of China's Belt and Road project.

But violence in the province has fuelled concerns about the security of projects such as a planned energy link from western China to Pakistan's southern port of Gwadar.

Friday's attack was the second in the city this week, while police said they had foiled another by killing a suicide attacker Rawalpindi city near Islamabad after he shot and killed two policemen.

"Two of the wounded people died overnight in the hospital," said provincial home minister Zia Langove, adding that six people were still in a critical condition.

The Taliban denied in a statement that some of its members, including a top commander, were killed.

Local officials in Quetta's police and district administration would not confirm whether the Dar-ul-Aloom Shariah seminary belonged to the Afghan Taliban under a state policy which denies the presence of the group on its soil.

However, two officials said on condition of anonymity that the seminary was part of the Afghan Taliban.

Baluchistan has long been the scene of an insurgency by separatist and nationalist groups, who want a greater share in revenues earned from the local resources.

Islamist militants, including Islamic State which consists of splinters from local Taliban and sectarian groups, also have a strong presence in the region.

World+Biz / Top News

Pakistan / Mosque / bombing

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Army patrol amid curfew in Gopalganj on 17 July 2025. Photo: Olid Ebna Shah/TBS
    Govt forms committee to investigate acts of violence, deaths in Gopalganj
  • BNP alleges law and order deteriorating under government's inaction
    BNP alleges law and order deteriorating under government's inaction
  • Empty streets amid curfew in Gopalganj on 17 July 2025. Photo: TBS
    22-hour curfew underway in Gopalganj; 14 detained after clashes leave 4 killed

MOST VIEWED

  • Bangladesh Bank buys $313m more in second dollar auction in three days
    Bangladesh Bank buys $313m more in second dollar auction in three days
  • Representational image. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
    Malaysia grants Bangladeshi workers multiple-entry visas
  • NCP leaders are seen getting on an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of the army to leave Gopalganj following attacks on their convoy after the party's rally in the district today (16 july). Photo: Focus Bangla
    NCP leaders leave Gopalganj in army's APC following attack on convoy, clashes between AL, police
  • Renata’s manufacturing standards win european recognition
    Renata’s manufacturing standards win european recognition
  • The supporters of local Awami League and Chhatra League locked in a clash with police following attacks on NCP convoy this afternoon (16 July). Photo: Collected
    Gopalganj under curfew; 4 killed as banned AL, police clash after attack on NCP leaders
  • Syed Waseque Md Ali. Photo: Collected
    First Security Islami Bank removes MD over irregularities, mismanagement

Related News

  • Trump set to visit Pakistan in September, reports say
  • Two arrested in Bangladesh for alleged links to Pakistan-based militant group TTP
  • Pakistan to create new paramilitary force ahead of more protests by Imran Khan's party
  • Pakistan court suspends order seeking YouTube ban on government critics
  • China-Bangladesh-Pakistan co-op open and transparent, not targeting any third country: Yao Wen

Features

There is now the opportunity to rebuild a nation from the ground up and redefine what it means to be Bangladeshi in the 21st century. Photo: Reuters

17 July 2024: Students oust Chhatra League from campuses, Hasina promises ‘justice’ after deadly crackdown

48m | Panorama
Abu Sayeed spread his hands as police fired rubber bullets, leading to his tragic death. Photos: Collected

How Abu Sayed’s wings of freedom ignited the fire of July uprising

1d | Panorama
Illustration: TBS

Open source legal advice: How Facebook groups are empowering victims of land disputes

2d | Panorama
DU students at TSC around 12:45am on 15 July 2024, protesting Sheikh Hasina’s insulting remark. Photo: TBS

‘Razakar’: The butterfly effect of a word

3d | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

There was no information that the Gopalganj incident would be this big: Home Affairs Advisor

There was no information that the Gopalganj incident would be this big: Home Affairs Advisor

43m | TBS Today
Commerce ministry engages economists, US, local firms before 3rd round of tariff talks

Commerce ministry engages economists, US, local firms before 3rd round of tariff talks

1h | TBS Insight
What is the situation in Gopalganj during the curfew?

What is the situation in Gopalganj during the curfew?

1h | TBS Today
Rizvi's doubts about the Gopalganj conflict: Is this happening to delay the election?

Rizvi's doubts about the Gopalganj conflict: Is this happening to delay the election?

2h | TBS Today
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net