Overview
- The Intelligence Bureau and Counter-Terrorism Department detained four suspects in a joint operation following Tuesday’s blast outside the Islamabad District Judicial Complex that killed 12 and injured dozens.
- Investigators say handler Sajid Ullah confessed that TTP commander Saeed-ur-Rehman, known as Daadullah, ordered the attack using the Telegram messaging app.
- Authorities identified the suicide bomber as an Afghan national from Nangarhar who crossed into Pakistan, with accommodation arranged near the capital.
- The government says the network was overseen from Afghanistan and that further arrests and disclosures are expected as the probe continues.
- The arrests follow a prolonged assault on Cadet College Wana earlier in the week and have intensified Pakistan’s pressure on Kabul alongside a renewed offer of talks.