Overview
- In a press statement, Council President James Kariuki condemned the February 6 attack in the strongest terms and offered condolences to victims' families.
- The bombing struck Imambargah Qasr-i-Khadijatul Kubra on Islamabad’s outskirts during Friday prayers, targeting worshippers inside a place of prayer.
- ISIL (Daesh) has claimed responsibility, according to the UN statement recorded by the Security Council.
- The council underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors accountable under international law.
- The UNSC cited at least 32 dead and 92 injured, while local reports have put the toll higher at 36–38 killed and more than 150 wounded.