Overview
- Hospital officials raised the death toll to 33 after another victim succumbed to injuries at PIMS.
- Forensic findings indicate the attacker fired inside the mosque before detonating 4–6 kg of explosives packed with numerous ball bearings.
- Police identified the suspect as Yasir Khan of Peshawar, with documented travel between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past five months, and detained close relatives during follow-up raids.
- Officials reported arrests of an alleged Afghan ISIS mastermind and several facilitators, with the Interior Ministry saying planning, training and radicalisation occurred in Afghanistan.
- Punjab dispatched 25 fully equipped ambulances, placed hospitals on high alert and canceled Lahore’s Basant events, while security across the province was tightened for Kashmir Day observances.