The attack occurs as Pakistan’s Western-allied government struggles to contain a surge in militant assaults across the country

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Rescuers and worshippers said some of the wounded are in a critical condition after blast at a Shiite mosque

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Pakistani rescuers and witnesses say a massive bomb has ripped through a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, killing at least 15 people and wounding nearly 50 worshippers

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