Islamabad: A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, has killed 12 people and injured at least 27 others, the country’s interior minister said. Mohsin Naqvi said a bomber was planning to attack the district courthouse but was unable to get inside. The Pakistani Defence Minister directly blamed the rulers of Kabul for the bombing, warning that the “war” between Afghanistan and Pakistan was no longer confined to the border region—the Durand Line.
In a statement, Sharif said that “terrorist attacks on unarmed citizens of Pakistan by India’s terrorist proxies are condemnable”. Jumaat Ul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), has claimed responsibility, according to local media. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said he “strongly condemned the suicide blast”. A lawyer who said he was parking his car outside the court at the time described hearing a “loud bang”.
Khawaja Asif’s Statement
Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, declared the country to be “in a state of war” on Tuesday following a deadly suicide bombing outside a busy judicial complex in Islamabad. The attack, which claimed at least 12 lives and injured dozens, was described by the minister as a profound “wake-up call” for the nation, underscoring the escalating terror threat that has now reached the heart of the capital.
“We are in a state of war. Anyone who thinks that the Pakistan Army is fighting this war in the Afghan-Pakistan border region and the remote areas of Balochistan should take today’s suicide attack at the Islamabad district courts as a wake-up call: this is a war for all of Pakistan, in which the Pakistan Army is giving daily sacrifices and making the people feel secure,” Asif wrote on social media platform X
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