Overview
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the explosion occurred at 12:39 pm outside the G-11 district courts, leaving 12 dead and 27 injured.
- Police sources reported recovering the suspected bomber’s severed head and said the attacker detonated after being stopped near a police vehicle at the entrance.
- Islamabad police named a proxy group called Fitna al-Khawarij and alleged external links, while no organization has publicly claimed responsibility.
- An emergency was declared at PIMS Hospital as Rescue 1122 ambulances transported victims, and forensic teams secured and examined the site.
- Some outlets reported a possible gas-cylinder blast in a parked car, but authorities declined to confirm that and are treating the incident as a deliberate attack.