Overview
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said at least 12 people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide attack outside a district court in Islamabad.
- Authorities attributed the blast to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which they allege operates from Afghan territory.
- Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that dialogue with Afghanistan is inadvisable while TTP members find refuge there.
- The Russian Embassy condemned the bombing, offered condolences, and urged that organizers be identified and brought to justice.
- Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry issued condolences and condemned the attack, while Kabul has previously denied that TTP is based in the country.