A SUICIDE bomberattacked a crowded Shi’ite mosque south of the Pakistani capital Islamabad yesterday, killing 22 people and wounding dozens more in the latest carnage to hit the US-allied nation, officials said.

A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Shiite mosque south of the Pakistani capital Islamabad today, killing 22 people and wounding dozens more in the latest carnage to hit the US-allied nation, officials said.

A little-known group claiming responsibility for the attack on a police academy threatened more outrages today unless Pakistani troops left tribal areas near the Afghan border and America stopped drone attacks against militants.