Pakistan Vows 'Full Force' Retaliation After Mosque Blast Kills 31, Blames Taliban

• A suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad during Friday prayers killed 31 and injured over 160.
• Defense Minister Khawaja Asif vowed 'full force' retaliation, directly blaming the Taliban regime.
• The attack highlights Pakistan's internal security and foreign policy challenges, termed a major intelligence failure.
• Asif claimed the attacker came from Afghanistan and accused the Taliban of harboring terrorists, stating no more talks, only 'action'.
• Pakistan's old strategy of blaming India and Afghanistan for collusion was also employed without evidence.