Overview
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the attacker struck at 12:39 p.m. outside the District Judicial Complex after failing to enter, detonating next to a police vehicle.
- Authorities recovered the bomber’s severed head and reviewed CCTV footage, cordoned off the area, and moved casualties to PIMS Hospital, where officials later reported 27 to 36 wounded.
- Jamaa-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the TTP, was reported to claim responsibility, while Pakistani leaders alleged Indian-backed and Afghan-linked proxies without presenting public evidence.
- Security forces separately engaged militants at Cadet College Wana in South Waziristan, evacuating students and continuing clearance operations after an attempted mass-casualty assault.
- The blast comes after deadly October border clashes and stalled Pakistan–Afghanistan talks, with the defense minister calling the attack a wake-up call as security is tightened across the capital.