Afghanistan, Nov. 17 -- Pakistan and China have agreed to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation, including intelligence sharing and operational coordination, following a deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people.

Pakistan and China have agreed to strengthen cooperation in counterterrorism, focusing on intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and security collaboration, officials said. The announcement followed a high-level meeting between Pakistan's Interior Minister, Maqsood Nawaz, and Chinese Ambassador Jiandong in Islamabad.

The discussions come in the wake of a suicide bombing in Pakistan's capital that killed at least 12 people and injured 27, marking the first major civilian-targeted attack in Islam...