At least 30 people were killed in an explosion at a mosque near police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, and at least 150 others were injured. A Peshawar city security official said rescue efforts are ongoing and the priority is to extract “those buried under the rubble.” Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the mosque’s roof had collapsed due to the force of the blast, adding that hospitals were overwhelmed with the wounded. Asif assured that law and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be restored once action was taken. He added that although they received threats, the citizens were not prevented from entering the mosque. “I am on site and rescue work is underway,” Peshawar City Police Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah Khan said yesterday. “More bodies are being taken out,” he added. Our main task now is to save the people buried under the rubble.” Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned the explosion, adding that the explosion inside the mosque proves that the terrorists involved in the attack have nothing to do with Islam and are trying to spread fear by targeting those who are doing their duty to Islam. protect Pakistan by emphasizing that the coalition government will take strict action against those involved. In turn, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned the attack and said that strict measures must be taken against terrorists and their supporters, as well as those who assist them.