The explosion occurred near the entrance of the district court, which is typically crowded with a large number of litigants.Published On 11 Nov 202511 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA suicide bomber has set off a blast outside a court building in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people, according to Pakistan’s interior minister.At least 27 others were injured in the explosion on Tuesday near the entrance of the district court in the Pakistani capital, which is typically crowded with large numbers of people.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listInterior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters a “suicide bomber” detonated explosives near a police vehicle outside the gates of the court.The attacker tried to “enter the court premises but, failing to do so, targeted a police vehicle”, he said.As officials investigated the scene in the immediate aftermath, no group had claimed responsibility. However, similar blasts have been carried out by armed groups, including the Pakistan Taliban, also known by the acronym TTP.“We will be able to provide more details after we get a report from our forensic team,” a police spokesperson said.According to media reports, the casualties were mostly passers-by or those who had arrived for court appointments.President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the “suicide blast” and “expressed deep condolences with the bereaved families, prayed for early recovery of the injured, and paid tribute to law enforcement agencies”. Authorities have put in place barbed wires and dividers to stop access to the place outside the court where the blast took place in Islamabad on November 11, 2025 [Abid Hussain/Al Jazeera]Authorities said the attack involved a suicide car bomber and five other fighters, targeting an area that until recently used to be a base for the Pakistan Taliban, al-Qaeda and other armed groups. Advertisement The blast came hours after Pakistani security forces said they thwarted an overnight attack by armed fighters to storm a cadet college in Wana in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the border with Afghanistan.The Islamabad attack comes a day after a powerful explosion rocked neighbouring India’s capital of New Delhi.Indian police have invoked counterterrorism laws as they investigate the blast, which involved a vehicle near the Red Fort landmark, and killed 13 people. …
