The death toll from the Pakistan mosque attack in the nation's northwest climbed to 88 on Tuesday. One of the bloodiest assaults on Pakistani security personnel in recent years occurred at a Sunni mosque within a large police complex.

Pakistani police reported that the bomber detonated his explosives vest on Monday morning as more than 300 people were worshipping during the Pakistan mosque attack in Peshawar, and more were on their way. The bomb destroyed part of the mosque's roof and killed and injured hundreds, per AP News.

Police officer Zafar Khan said that the remaining roof collapsed, hurting several more people in the Pakistan mosque attack. For the remaining worshipers, rescuers had to dig through piles of rubble.

Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for a government hospital in Peshawar, said that some seriously wounded victims had passed away overnight and early Tuesday. He added that several of the deceased in the Pakistan mosque attack were law enforcement officers. Over 150 people were injured in the Pakistan bombing in 2023 as well.

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Rescue Efforts Continues

The head rescue official, Bilal Faizi, said Tuesday that rescue crews were still working at the location because additional individuals are thought to be trapped within. People from all around the city and beyond were dispersing to various cemeteries to bury the deceased.

The umbrella group known as the Taliban in Pakistan, which includes Sunni and sectarian rebel outfits, has denied any involvement in the Pakistan bombing in 2023, according to an earlier report from HNGN.

Snipers were posted on key government buildings in the capital of Islamabad, and security was stepped up at all entrances.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the Pakistan bombing in 2023 and said anybody who targets Muslims when they are in prayer has no connection to Islam, per Reuters.

In the 1980s, Peshawar served as an important base of operations for local and foreign rebels waging war against the Soviet-backed Afghan government on the other side of the border. Numerous Afghans fled to the city as well, according to the New York Times.

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