The attack comes less than three months after a suicide blast outside a court in Islamabad and coincided with the ongoing state visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The Islamabad mosque blast has revived concerns over ISKP and intelligence failures, even as Pakistan quickly blamed India and Afghanistan without completing an initial probe.

The United States Embassy in Pakistan on Friday issued a security alert to American nationals following the devastating suicide blast in Islamabad that killed at least 31 people.

Islamabad: The United States Embassy in Pakistan has issued a security alert on Friday for American citizens following reports of a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in the Tarlai Kalan area on the outskirts of Islamabad.

Kabul has dismissed Pakistan's claims linking Afghanistan to the recent suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad, describing the allegations as premature and lacking evidence.

India said it rejected "any and every" allegation of involvement in a bombing at a mosque in Islamabad on Friday, that killed at least 31 people, saying such claims were baseless and

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday agreed to elevate bilateral trade to $2 billion over the next five years, signing 29 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements on the first day of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s two-day state visit to Islamabad.