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Terror at Friday prayers: witnesses describe blast rocking Islamabad mosque

  • ’Extremely powerful’ explosion ripped through Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra just after Friday prayers started, worshipper says
  • The attack was the deadliest in the Pakistani capital since September 2008, when 60 people were killed in a suicide truck bomb blast
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Daesh claims suicide blast at Islamabad mosque that killed at least 31

By KASHIF IMRAN ·
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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad’s outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

By AP ·
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Pakistan identifies suicide bomber in Islamabad mosque attack that killed 31

By NAIMAT KHAN - & - Waseem Abbasi ·
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Cold nights on Islamabad’s streets expose shelter shortages for daily-wage workers

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Pakistan’s capital police look to military expertise to build elite SWAT force

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Authorities plan to deploy drones for firefighting at high-rise buildings in Islamabad

By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Authorities begin action against vehicles without e-tags in Pakistani capital

By Waseem Abbasi ·
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Islamabad tree felling sparks debate over Pakistani capital’s green future

By Waseem Abbasi ·
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‘He was my friend’: Father mourns newlywed son, family lost in Islamabad gas blast

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Thousands evacuate homes in Pakistan’s northwest ahead of security operation

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Islamabad allows UK’s Norse Atlantic to operate flights to Pakistan

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Authorities to bar vehicles without e-tag from entering Islamabad starting Jan. 1

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

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