Pakistani investigators remained in the dark on Sunday over who was behind a deadly church attack in the capital's diplomatic enclave one week ago, failing to make any arrests or identify suspects. We've had no breakthrough, Islamabad police chief Rao Iqbal told reporters. So far we haven't made any arrests. But we have questioned many people.

Five people were killed on Mar 17 when a man lobbed several grenades into the Protestant international church in Islamabad's diplomatic enclave, as a congregation of mainly expatriate worshippers held Sunday morning prayers.

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US diplomat Milton Green's wife and teenage step-daughter died, alongwith a Pakistani woman, an Afghan man, and an unidentified man who is believed to have been the attacker.

The unidentified body which was recovered from the church may be that of the killer, but we have not been able to establish that with any finality, Iqbal said, adding that it remains a strong suspicion. The body is mutilated beyond recognition and no one has claimed it from the city morgue. DNA samples from the body have been flown to the United States for tests. Iqbal said that a week on, police were pursuing several leads.

We are following up different leads, keeping in mind the aspect of recent sectarian violence, and investigating the possible involvement of some external elements, he said.

Police are conducting two separate probes, one on the security lapse in the tightly-guarded diplomatic quarter, while government is conducting its own high-level Inquiry.

Pakistan's shocked Christian community was observing a day of mourning on Sunday, as it urged government to take more forceful and revolutionary steps against terrorism.
Bureau Report