Twelve people have died in a reported "suicide blast" outside Islamabad 's district court.

Emergency crews, bomb disposal squads, and forensic teams raced to the scene with a probe into the blast underway. At least 20 people have sustained injuries of varying degrees, with some taken to the capital's PIMS Hospital . According to initial reports, the blast came from a vehicle parked close to the building, causing it to burst into flames.

"We are probing what kind of blast it was," a police spokesperson said on Tuesday "It is not clear yet. We will be able to provide more details after we get a report from our forensic team". Senior officials confirmed that twelve people had died while at least 20 others were wounded. Authorities are in the process of identifying the victims.

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