At least twelve people were killed and 27 others injured on Tuesday in a suicide blast outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad’s G-11 area, according to Dawn.

The explosion took place amid several high-profile events being hosted in the capital, including the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference, the 6th Margalla Dialogue, and a cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.

Dawn quoted a senior Islamabad police official confirming the initial death toll. Later, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi briefed reporters outside the court, stating that a “suicide blast” had occurred at 12:39 pm.

Confirming the casualties, the minister said that the injured were receiving medical treatment and that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was personally monitoring the si

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