Pakistan has reacted and has killed more than 100 militants after Thursday's attack on a shrine that killed no less than 80 people. A suicide bomber blew himself at the Sufi shrine in the town of Sehwan, thus, Pakistan has attacked terrorists and it also lashed out at Afghanistan because it is tolerating militant sanctuaries.
So-called Islamic State stated it had carried out the attack, it was the latest in a string of bombings by the jihadists. In response, Pakistan killed 18 militants in Sindh province, where the Sufi shrine is located, and it also killed another 13 in the north-west.
Borders with Afghanistan have been closed and rockets have been fired into Afghan provinces. Funeral for victims has been taking place on Friday, some 250 people were also wounded in the attack.
Complaints against Afghanistan
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the bombing and Pakistan's army chief, Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, declared that each drop of the nation's blood will be avenged. Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor declared more than "100 terrorists" were killed and many others were arrested.
The government also summoned officials from the Afghan embassy, protesting that Afghan soil is used as a base for militants. Pakistani officials gave a list containing the names of 76 "most wanted terrorists", insisting that Afghanistan must take action against them.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday condemned the shrine attack, declaring: "Terrorists once again proved that they have no respect for Islamic values." A number of militants moved to Afghanistan after the Pakistani military's operation in 2014.
They are mostly based in eastern Afghanistan in areas outside the Afghan government's control. The Afghan government declares it has been targeting them and has killed many Pakistani Taliban commanders over the past two years.
Pakistanis blame the Afghan intelligence agency and India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for supporting militants who fight against Pakistan. Afghan officials think this is hypocrisy, accusing Pakistan of discriminating between "good" and "bad" militants.
