The attack targeted a political rally for a pro-Taliban cleric, and that group’s rival, the local ISIS affiliate, is based just over the border in Afghanistan. Source: Pakistan police eye ISIS affiliate as suicide blast toll soars over 50
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By Rick Noack After the blast that killed at least 46, suspicion had fallen on the larger Pakistani Taliban group. Source: ISIS claims Pakistan suicide bombing, underlining twin security threats