ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced compensation for the relatives of the victims of a recent suicide blast that targeted a mosque in Islamabad, vowing that the lives lost in the incident would not go in vain.
At least 32 people were killed and over 150 others sustained injuries in a suicide blast last Friday that targeted Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra mosque in the Tarlai Kallan area located on Islamabad’s outskirts.
The blast occurred during Friday prayers at the mosque, with Daesh saying one of its militants had targeted the congregation by detonating an explosive vest.
Sharif visited the mosque with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and other officials on Wednesday, where he met relatives of those who had been killed and injured in the incident.
“I would like to respectfully announce a small amount of compensation,” Sharif said in televised remarks.
