Pakistani media has reported that the country's military carried out strikes in neighbouring Afghanistan hours after Thursday night's suicide bombing at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in southern Sindh province. The attack, for which ISIS claimed responsibility, killed scores and was one of the deadliest terrorist strikes to target Pakistan in recent years. There is no official confirmation of the strikes, which would be the first such operation launched by the Pakistan Army on Afghan soil. The statement blaming elements within Afghanistan came hours after bombing and was accompanied by the Pakistan military announcing that the Af-Pak broder would be shut with immediate effect. (With inputs from PTI)Also watch: Deadly suicide attack targets Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Pakistan

Source: India Today February 18, 2017 22:46 UTC