Pakistan claimed that the country’s envoy was the intended target of this attack on Friday, December 2. However, the ambassador survived, albeit his security guard was wounded, reports Khaama Press.

A day after the embassy attack, the regional wing of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for attacking “the apostate Pakistani ambassador and his guards” in a statement released on Saturday, the news agency reported.

A Pakistani security guard Sepoy Israr Mohammad has been critically injured in the attack while protecting Nizamani, the Foreign Office said.