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Islamic State affiliate claims suicide bombing that killed 31 at Shiite mosque in Pakistani capital
An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital that killed 31 people and wounded 16...

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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores
Suicide Bombing Kills 31 at Mosque in Pakistan’s Capital
China condemns Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support for Pakistan
China condemned an attack on a Shi'ite mosque in Islamabad, pledging support on Sunday for the Pakistan government's efforts to "maintain national security and stability".

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Islamic state claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad mosque that killed 31, injured 169
Watch: Islamabad terror attack: 31 dead in Shiite mosque blast
At least 31 killed, over 160 injured as blast rips through Islamabad mosque during Friday prayers
The blast at Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra, located in the Tarlai area, according to a spokesperson for the district administration.

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Pakistan: Blast rocks Islamabad mosque during Friday prayers, 31 killed & 169 injured
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Massive explosion reported outside Imam Bargah in Pakistan’s Islamabad; at least 30 killed

Pakistani forces kill 177 Baloch militants in 48 hours, the highest toll in decades

Pakistani security forces have killed about two dozen militants in overnight raids in the insurgency-hit southwest bordering Afghanistan
Anadolu Agency

Pakistani leaders strongly condemn Islamabad attack, vow to bring 'extremists to full account'

Pakistani leaders Friday strongly condemned a suicide attack that ripped through a religious site in Islamabad and vowed to bring the "extremists to full account." The explosion hit an Imambargah, a Shia Muslim worship place in Islamabad's Shehzad Town area, killing at least 31 people and injuring 169 others.
Al Jazeera on MSN

Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Balochistan after deadly attacks

Manhunt under way in southwestern province after attacks by separatist group killed dozens, including 31 civilians.

Man 'planned UK attacks on Pakistani dissidents'

An alleged "hitman for hire" has appeared in court accused of planning violent attacks on two Pakistani dissidents at their UK homes. Louis Regan, from Birmingham, is charged with plotting simultaneous assaults on human rights lawyer Mirza Shahzad Akbar and journalist Adil Raja, at 08:00 GMT on Christmas Eve last year.