Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, wounds 27

A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the Pakistani capital Islamabad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said.

The first such attack to hit the city in years sent people fleeing in panic, leaving shattered glass and charred vehicles on the road.

Firefighters douse a car at the suicide blast site in Islamabad on November 11, 2025. A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital killed 12 people and wounded 27 on November 11, the interior minister said. ( AFP)

“A suicide attack was carried out,” Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told journalists. “So far 12 people have been martyred and around 27 are wounded.”

An AFP journalist saw paramilitary troops cordoning off the area where the minister said the assailant detonated explosives near a police vehicle.

“We are trying to identify who he (the attacker) is and where he came from,” Naqvi said after the blast, which struck an area that also houses several government offices.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility

In Islamabad, lawyer Mohammed Shahzad Butt said there was a “massive blast”.

“Everyone started running inside out of panic. I have seen at least five dead bodies lying at the front gate,” he told AFP.

Rustam Malik, another lawyer, told AFP he “heard a loud bang at the gate” as he was entering the complex.

“It was complete chaos, lawyers and people were running inside the complex. I saw two dead bodies lying on the gate and several cars were on fire,” said Malik.