Deadly Bombing at Islamabad Mosque Exposes Pakistan’s Persistent Security Failures

A brutal bombing during Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad has once again exposed Pakistan’s chronic failure to secure its own territory—a failure with direct consequences for American national security. The attack claimed at least 31 lives and left more than 169 injured, according to local police reports.This is not an isolated incident; it is part of a pattern. Militants such as the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State affiliates have repeatedly targeted religious minorities and civilians across the country, demonstrating the inability or unwillingness of Pakistan’s government to maintain law and order within its borders....