Pakistan: Suicide bomb sparks fears of sectarian violence

Pakistani police launched an investigation to learn the identity of a suicide bomber who killed 15 people in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the north-west city of Peshawar, an official said today.

Meanwhile, the chief minister of North West Frontier Province, of which Peshawar is the capital, called for calm amid fears the bombing could spark a wave of sectarian violence between majority Sunnis and minority Shiite Muslims.