Pakistan Vows 'Full Force' Response After Islamabad Suicide Blast, Blames Afghan Taliban

• Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif promised a forceful response after a suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad killed 31 and injured 169.
• Asif blamed the Afghan Taliban, alleging the terrorist traveled to and from Afghanistan and accused the regime of facilitating terrorism.
• The attacker blew himself up in the last row of worshippers after being challenged by security guards.
• Asif also suggested India's involvement without evidence, claiming 'collusion between India and Afghanistan'.
• Intelligence sources called the blast an intelligence failure and noted Pakistan's shift to 'no talks, only action' with the Taliban.