The Pakistani network brings together several known jihadists belonging to extremist groups that have targeted religious minorities for decades, police said, providing fertile ground for Islamic State's ideology to spread. "ISIS (Islamic State) has no formal structure (in Pakistan). By that he said he meant Islamic State could claim attacks as its own, even if it had no direct role in coordinating them. After about a month in Wadh, Usman said he travelled by motorcycle with an escort on dusty back roads to Shikarpur. ALSO READ |Saudi security forces foiled suicide attack on Mecca mosque: Interior MinistryUS: Explosion rocks Minnesota mosque, no casualties; FBI launches probeSuicide bomber kills 30 in Iraq, Islamic State hand suspected

Source: India Today August 07, 2017 02:48 UTC