Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:57:48 +0500 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:57:48 +0500 60 Peshawar eyewitness: The Imam had just prepared to start Zuhr https://english.aaj.tv/news/30311073/peshawar-eyewitness-the-imam-had-just-prepared-to-start-zuhr <p><strong>An eyewitness has said that the explosion in the Peshawar mosque took place just as the Imam had prepared to star the Zuhr congregation.</strong></p> <p>At least 27 people have been killed and over 140 have been injured in a suicide attack at the mosque in Peshawar’s police lines on Monday.</p> <p>Officer Mohammad Imran, who was injured, told Aaj News that over 300 people were inside at the time of the explosion.</p> <p>The explosion took place at around 1:40pm.</p> <p>The attack comes after nearly a year of relative peace in Peshawar. The last one targeted an imambargah-mosque in the historic Qissa Khwani bazaar where a suicide bomber killed 62 people.</p> An eyewitness has said that the explosion in the Peshawar mosque took place just as the Imam had prepared to star the Zuhr congregation.

At least 27 people have been killed and over 140 have been injured in a suicide attack at the mosque in Peshawar’s police lines on Monday.

Officer Mohammad Imran, who was injured, told Aaj News that over 300 people were inside at the time of the explosion.

The explosion took place at around 1:40pm.

The attack comes after nearly a year of relative peace in Peshawar. The last one targeted an imambargah-mosque in the historic Qissa Khwani bazaar where a suicide bomber killed 62 people.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30311073 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:41:28 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) A policeman makes way for an ambulance carrying injured blast victims outside the police headquarters in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. AFP