Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday declared that the country is now “in a state of war,” describing the deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad as a “wake-up call” for the nation.

The announcement followed an explosion near the district court complex in the capital that killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others — the first major bombing in Islamabad in nearly two years.

Pakistan’s Message: ‘This War Is for All of Pakistan’

Without directly naming the opponent, Asif hinted that Islamabad’s patience was wearing thin with the Taliban regime in Kabul after the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

“We are in a state of war,” Asif wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

“Anyone who thinks that the Pakistan Army is fighting this war only in the bo

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