Islamabad courthouse attack leaves 39 casualties
Shafaq News – Islamabad
A suicide bombing killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others outside a courthouse in a residential area of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, authorities said on Tuesday.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters at the scene that the blast occurred at 12:39 p.m. local time (07:39 GMT) in the Kachhri area.
9 killed and 21 injured in Islamabad suicide blast in Pakistan. https://t.co/CxPr3b2jvK
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.
Defense Minister Khawaja Asif called the incident a wake-up call, saying the conflict with Afghanistan concerns all of Pakistan, adding, “Bringing this war to Islamabad is a message from Kabul.”
ھم حالت جنگ میں ھیں کوئ یہ سنجھے کہ پاک فوج یہ جنگ افغان پاکستان سرحدی علاقے میں اور بلوچستان کے دور دراز علاقے میں لڑرہی ھے تو آج اسلام آباد ضلع کچہری میں خود کش حملہ wake up call ھے کہ یہ سارے پاکستان کی جنگ ھے جسمیں پاک فوج روز قربانیاں دے رہی ھے اور عوام کو تحفظ کا احساس دلا…
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Last month, truce negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan collapsed following an exchange of fire along the border.
