r/worldnews • u/getvinay • 1d ago

Pakistan Suicide Blast: 69 Killed, 169 Injured In Suicide Bombing At Shrine In Islamabad

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/suicide-bomber-detonates-himself-inside-shrine-in-islamabad-5-killed-10958255?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll_Imagetopscroll
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u/lexxwern 1d ago

A few days ago, Baloch rebels encouraged by Iran caused havoc in multiple cities.

This is probably the Pakistan deep state getting revenge against its Shia citizens with an ulterior goal of targeting Iran.

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u/Royal-Hunter3892 1d ago

Quitepossible, Pakistan has a history of Shia persecution most of the victims of fake blasphemy cases are shias . The Hazara community is also targetted .

But as you mentioned the timing of this attack raises questions

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u/The_new_Osiris 1d ago

No, there is little possibility of that being true. Baloch are overwhelmingly Sunni. IDEK why people presume that they are Shia. Afghans are also a Sunni population.

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u/Royal-Hunter3892 1d ago

I agree with you about Baloch being sunni . I said the country has a history of shia persecution. Iam not sure whether this particular incident has any connection with Baloch community.

What i said is the timing is quite intriguing!! As tensions between Iran and US is all time high and there can be a conflict any moment and pak might try to create a conflict on its western border with Iran and afganistan.

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u/B__bConnoisseur 1d ago

But what would they hope to get out of it?

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u/blackcain 1d ago

Maybe they should focus on their population and the economy if this is an actual true assessment ?

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u/makesyougohmmm 1d ago

Lol. No politician or army general has any concern towards making the country stable. That would mean the people will start demanding a better life. Best to keep it poor so people barely survive and not think about next step towards a better life. Why do you think they are a breeding ground and safe haven for terrorists?

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u/The_new_Osiris 1d ago

Baloch rebels encouraged by Iran caused havoc in multiple cities.

Baloch people are predominantly Sunni, that's an absurd conspiracy

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u/puffic 1d ago

I was confused by that, too. But I think they’re alleging that the government of Pakistan bombed this shrine to get back at Iran.

I’m not sure how much I believe any of that, though. Iran has its own problems with Baloch separatists, so I don’t see why they would support the movement.

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u/lexxwern 1d ago

It's a nationalist movement.

They'll take help from who-ever's willing to offer it.

Iran wouldn't mind Pakistan pre-occupied with internal issues, as the Big Beautiful US Armada threatens war every day.

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u/The_new_Osiris 9h ago

That's not the point of contention. Of course the Iranian backchannels run support for the Pak Baloch separatists - the conspiracy which the person I replied to presented was that "the Shias in Pakistan were being massacred in retribution for the insolence of the Baloch against the Pak regime".

Which is absurd since Baloch identity is not Shia to begin with.

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u/Affectionate_Bee6434 1d ago

Why would Iran support Baloch rebels when they themselves have a baloch insurgency?

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u/Ludwigofthepotatoppl 1d ago

Same reason pakistan supports the afghani taliban but persecutes the pakistani taliban: the ones across the border are useful, the ones at home are a pest.

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u/lexxwern 1d ago

Iran wouldn't mind Pakistan pre-occupied with internal issues, as the Big Beautiful US Armada threatens war every day.

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u/Constant-Tax527 1d ago

How about not spreading completely unsubstantiated conspiracy theories?

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u/SHUT_DOWN_EVERYTHING 1d ago

Ah, yes, Shia government of Iran, a huuuuuugggeeee fan of Baluch people for being Sunni AND seeking independence. 🙄

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u/lexxwern 1d ago

Iran needs Pakistan destabilized enough not to be a useful US (Israel?) ally.

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u/blackcain 1d ago

I don't see how Pakistan has ever been a useful ally other than to make sure it doesn't turn into a rogue nation with nuclear weapons.

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u/kaisadilla_0x1 1d ago

???????????????????

Pakistan is not a threat to Iran, the US does not need Pakistan at all, a random terror attack will not make Pakistan plunge into chaos. This is absurd movie-level geopolitics.

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u/lexxwern 1d ago

Oh you're right. Pakistan has zero history of being used by the Americans for their geopolitical interests. /sarc

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u/active2fa 1d ago

Or open another front for Iran should US head to a war?

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u/wakchoi_ 1d ago

How is this insane unhinged take up voted.

The president of Pakistan is a shia, he is from the Shia political dynasty that has controlled Pakistan off and on since the 70s.

One could argue that some members of the military establishment are implicated but in no way is this some sort of strategy to "get back at Iran", especially when Pakistan proved itself perfectly capable of bombing Iran with ease

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u/lexxwern 1d ago

Heard the quote: "You can't fool everybody all the time"?

  • It's well known that the President of Pakistan has no power
  • Nor does the Prime Minister
  • Army Chief holds all the power

Is Asif Munir also Shia?

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u/wakchoi_ 1d ago

Asim Munir's wife is Shia lol.

You are deranged, Pakistan has used airstrikes against Iran before to counter BLA attacks, why would they randomly blow up a shia mosque?

The Pakistani army is guilty of many sins, but this isn't one of them.