On February 7, 2026, Shia Muslims in parts of Jammu & Kashmir staged street protests to condemn a deadly suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, which killed 31 Shia worshippers on February 6. Demonstrations erupted in Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipora, Anantnag, and Jammu. Protesters shouted slogans like "down with Pakistan," especially in Baramulla's Pattan and Bandipora's Shadipora, areas with many Shia residents. One protester said, "At a time when Muslims across the globe are under attack, Shia Muslims are targeted in Pakistan. What could be more shameful and condemnable?" Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir's chief cleric, called the attack "deeply painful and strongly condemnable." He described the bloodshed in a place of worship as "profoundly distressing and unsettling." Aga Syed Hassan al-Mousavi al-Safvi, president of the Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian J&K, called the bombing a "barbaric assault on the core tenets of Islam and humanity" and demanded "immediate and decisive action from the Pakistani state to protect its Shia citizens." The All J&K Shia Association, led by Shia cleric and J&K Peoples Conference leader Imran Ansari, held protests condemning the blast at Imambargah Khadijat-ul-Kubra in Islamabad and demanded action against those responsible. Masroor Ansari, a Shia cleric who leads Ittihadul Muslimeen, said they strongly oppose "such acts of violence." The Islamabad mosque attack wounded over 100 people besides killing 31 worshippers.