NEW YORK (The Thursday Times) — The United Nations Security Council on Friday issued a unanimous condemnation of a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad, casting the attack as a direct strike on civilian life and warning that those behind it, from planners to financiers, must be pursued and punished.
In a press statement delivered by the Council’s president, James Kariuki, members said the bombing on 6 February killed at least 32 people and wounded 92, adding that ISIL (Da’esh) had claimed responsibility. The Council offered condolences to the victims’ families and to Pakistan, and wished the injured a full recovery.
The statement placed the attack within the Council’s broader view of terrorism as one of the world’s most serious threats to international peace and security, language often used to frame local tragedies as matters with cross-border implications. It also stressed accountability beyond the bomber, pointing to organisers, financiers and sponsors as part of the chain of responsibility.
Council members urged states to cooperate actively with Pakistan in line with international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, signalling that support should come through established counterterrorism mechanisms rather than ad hoc political gestures.
The statement reiterated the Council’s long-held position that terrorism is criminal and unjustifiable regardless of motive, location or perpetrator, and called on governments to combat such threats while remaining bound by the UN Charter and international legal obligations, including human rights, refugee protections and humanitarian law.
