A suicide bombing outside the Islamabad district court on Tuesday left at least 12 dead and several others wounded, some in critical condition, authorities said.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters that the bomber attempted to enter the court on foot but detonated the device outside, near a police vehicle, after waiting approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Members of the forensic team work after a blast outside a court building in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

“This is not just another bombing. It happened right in Islamabad,” Naqvi said, emphasizing the seriousness of the attack in the capital.

The explosion struck near the entrance of the district court, a location typically crowded with litigants and staff. Local media footage showed victims covered in blood lying close to a police van as emergency services rushed to the scene.

Meanwhile In New Delhi

A deadly car blast near the historic Red Fort on Monday evening killed at least eight people and injured 20, authorities said. It marked the first major explosion in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million since 2011.

Juli, sister of Pankaj Sahni, who died in a deadly explosion near the historic Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi, reacts next to their mother, Gayatri Devi, as Sahni’s body is brought to his residence ahead of the funeral, in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visiting Bhutan, condemned the attack. “Our agencies will get to the very bottom of this conspiracy. The conspirators behind this will not be spared. All those responsible will be brought to justice,” he said.

Delhi police have registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, India’s main anti-terrorism law, along with explosives and other criminal laws. The explosion occurred when a slow-moving car stopped at a traffic signal near the Red Fort Metro Station, leaving mangled bodies and wrecked vehicles on a congested street.

A fire burns at the funeral of Pankaj Sahni, who died in a deadly explosion near the historic Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi, in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Gayatri Devi, mother of Pankaj Sahni, who died in a deadly explosion near the historic Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi, reacts next to Sahni’s body outside his residence ahead of the funeral, in New Delhi, India, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

As reported in Reuters, forensic teams have sealed the site and begun an investigation, while Defense Minister Rajnath Singh promised a thorough and swift inquiry. Relatives of the victims gathered at nearby hospitals to identify the dead and injured.

The Red Fort, a 17th-century Mughal landmark and annual Independence Day stage, is a major tourist site, intensifying public concern over the attack.