A suicide blast in the capital city's judicial complex that left at least 12 people dead and 30 wounded has come at a time when the country is at the crossroads of a renewed political struggle. Incidentally, the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi were, on that day, hosting two international assemblages, the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers' Conference and the Margalla Dialogue, as well as a cricket match with Sri Lanka.

This gives credence to the possibility of a well-calculated terror plot aimed at furthering........

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