A suicide blast rocked the federal capital on Tuesday, leaving at least 12 martyred and 21 injured outside a kachehri court building on Tuesday, police sources said.
Police said that the explosion occurred in a car parked outside the facility.
The injured reportedly included the petitioners and lawyers. The building of the kacheri court was vacated after the explosion. Those present inside the building were being evacuated through the back door of the facility and court proceedings were suspended.
Islamabad deputy inspector general (DIG), chief commissioner and forensic team arrived at the site of the explosion soon after, while the rescue teams and law enforcers shifted the deceased and injured to the hospital.
An emergency has been declared at the capital’s Pims hospital.
