China condemns Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support for Pakistan

Security officials examine the site of a bomb explosion at a Shiite mosque Islamabad, Pakistan on Feb. 6, 2026. (AP)

• China is ‘deeply shocked’ by Friday’s attack, the foreign ministry said in a ⁠statement

BEIJING: China condemned an attack on a Shiite mosque in Islamabad, pledging support on Sunday for the Pakistan ‌government’s ‌efforts ‌to “maintain ⁠national security and ‌stability.”
China is “deeply shocked” by Friday’s attack, the foreign ministry said in a ⁠statement.
An attacker ‌opened fire at ‍the ‍gates of ‍the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people ⁠in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan’s capital in more than a decade.