Suicide Bombing at Islamabad Court, Killing 12

‘Massive blast’ kills 12 in major capital

A day after a suspected car bomb killed eight people in neighbouring India, 12 were killed outside a court in Pakistan due to a suspected suicide bomber.

Pakistan PM urges Afghanistan to rein in ‘terrorists’ after Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged the Afghanistan government to rein in “terrorists” to ensure peace in the region, a day after a deadly suicide blast killed 12 people in Pakistan’s capital. The suicide blast took place outside a court complex in Islamabad’s G-11 sector on Tuesday afternoon, killing 12 and injuring 36. Sharif blamed the Pakistani

Pakistan ‘in astate of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital

ISLAMABAD — At least 12 people were killed and 27 others wounded Tuesday in an attack on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to officials. It was the first major attack to hit the city in more than a decade and comes as Pakistan is facing a resurgence of assaults by several insurgencies.

Islamabad court carnage highlights Pakistans security collapse as lawyers boycott proceedings nationwide - The Tribune

The Islamabad Bar Council (IBC) and the Rawalpindi District Bar Association harshly condemned the terrorist assault on the district and sessions courts complex in Islamabad's G-11 area, which claimed multiple lives and left dozens wounded, including members of the legal community, as reported by Dawn.

Pakistan ‘in a state of war’ after explosion kills 12 in capital

The attack has raised alarm that insurgent violence, confined in recent years to Pakistan’s western regions, has reached its urban centers.

Suicide bomber kills 12 in attack outside courtroom in Islamabad

A suicide bomber killed 12 people in Pakistan’s capital yesterday in a sharp escalation of militant violence that the defence minister said had pushed the country into a “state of war”.