Overview
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said a suicide bomber tried to enter the District Judicial Complex around 12:30pm before detonating near a police vehicle, killing 12 and injuring about 27.
- Police cited a severed head at the scene and CCTV footage of the suspect as forensic confirmation that it was a suicide attack.
- Attribution remains unresolved, with Al Jazeera reporting a claim by Jamaa‑ul‑Ahrar and the TTP issuing a denial of involvement.
- A separate assault targeted a cadet college in Wana, where security forces launched clearance operations following reports of casualties among security personnel.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif blamed India‑backed elements and Afghan proxies, assertions not independently verified as border tensions and stalled talks with Kabul continue.