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As expected, the government is blame Taliban for the attack. The attack has killed 23 and injured hundreds of others. Amongst the confirmed dead include an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent and twelve police officers.

The most curious aspect of this attack lies in the state of the relationship between ISI and the Taliban. When the Afghan ambassador to the United Nations, Zahir Tanin, spoke at Seton Hall University, I asked whether he believed that ISI was involved in the Taliban sponsored attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul. He indicated, in no uncertain terms, that he did indeed believe that ISI was involved. The Pakistani government has not been able to control ISI. The Prime Minister tried to bring the agency under the control of the government but the military would not let him.

Thus, a Taliban attack near an ISI building might lead to the speculation that there is fracture in the relationship between the two organizations. If true, this would be good news not only for the Pakistani government, but also India, the United States and NATO. It might also have been an error on the part of the individuals involved, but that does not seem as likely. Now, we must take a wait and see approach on how Pakistan and ISI responds to this attack.