The government is paying compensation totaling more than Rs19.6 million to the families of 40 people killed in a suicide bombing at an imambargah in Islamabad this month, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The February 6 attack, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, on the outskirts of the capital was the deadliest in Islamabad since a 2008 truck bombing that killed 60 people at the Marriott Hotel.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelief cheques have been delivered to the heirs of 36 martyrs belonging to Islamabad,\u201d PMO said in a statement, adding each victim\u2019s family received Rs5m.<\/p>\n
Cheques will also be delivered to four families of victims living outside Islamabad, the statement said.<\/p>\n
Although officials have not released a final death toll, the statement marked the first official acknowledgement that 40 people were killed in the blast.<\/p>\n
On Feb 11, PM Shehbaz had announced compensation for those martyred and injured in the suicide attack while visiting the site of the attack.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the occasion, he said, \u201cThese terrorists have no religion, and they have crossed all the limits of cruelty.\u201d<\/p>\n
The suicide attack occurred during Friday prayers. The last major attack in Islamabad took place in November when a suicide blast outside a court killed 12 people and wounded dozens, the first such incident to hit the capital in nearly three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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