ISLAMABAD – Pakistani authorities launched full-scale investigation, as a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a police vehicle, killing dozen people and injuring over double. The attack, carried out in broad daylight in a crowded area, came after the bomber failed multiple attempts to enter the court premises.
Amid the prove, it turned out attacker was brought to the court premises by an online motorcycle rider for a mere Rs200. Authorities arrested the rider who unwittingly transported the bomber to the site of the deadly attack. Investigators are now tracing the attacker’s movements all the way to Golra using footage from Safe City surveillance cameras.
The cowardly attack, claimed to have been orchestrated by Afghan and Indian proxies, targeted a police vehicle outside the court, leaving 12 people dead and 27 others injured in the horrifying blast.
Police continue their investigations to uncover how the attacker reached the Judicial Complex and to expose the network behind this brutal assault.
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In response, security around the Red Zone has been tightened, and a high alert has been declared near the Islamabad High Court. Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar personally inspected the main entrance and directed police to secure another gate. Authorities have also restricted access outside the High Court to unauthorized individuals to strengthen security.
A suicide bombing outside G-11 district court left 12 people dead and 27 injured, marking the first major militant attack in the capital in years. The attack was initially claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which said it targeted “un-Islamic judges and lawyers,” though a TTP spokesperson later denied involvement.
Pakistani officials largely blamed TTP, a group behind hundreds of attacks this year targeting police and security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The bombing has also escalated regional tensions. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused Afghan-based militants of carrying out the attack “at the behest of India,” calling it a “nefarious conspiracy,” though no evidence was provided.
New Delhi rejected the allegation as “baseless and unfounded.” Relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have been strained since April, when India accused Pakistan of orchestrating a terrorist attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned attack, calling terrorism “one of the major global challenges of our time” and vowed that such acts will not weaken Pakistan’s resolve to combat militancy.
CCTV captures moment of Islamabad Court Suicide Blast Near Police Van
