India, Feb. 6 -- At least 10 people have been killed and over a dozen injured following a blast outside a religious centre in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Friday.

The explosion took place at Tarlai Imambargah in the Shehzad Town area of Islamabad, the Dawn reported. The blast ripped through the religious centre of the minority Shia community during the Friday prayers in the Pakistani capital.

Meanwhile, police and rescue officials have reached the site and carrying out rescue operations. The injured have been sent to the PIMS and Polyclinic for treatment, the report said.

Taqi Jawad, Islamabad Police Spokesperson, said the nature of the blast was not clear, adding that the authorities are trying to determine whether it was a suicide...