The men arrested are linked to a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, who claimed responsibility for the bombing. Pakistan has arrested four members of an Afghan cell over their alleged involvement in a deadly suicide bombing in its capital Islamabad earlier this week, as tensions heighten further between the neighbouring […]
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Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12
BBC A suicide attack outside a court in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 more, the country’s interior minister said. Mohsin Naqvi said a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse – but was unable to get inside. Naqvi said authorities would prioritise identifying the bomber, […]