Twelve people have been killed in a blast at the district and sessions court in Islamabad’s G-11 area.
The death toll was confirmed to Dawn by a senior Islamabad police official.
Videos of the incident on social media showed flames and plumes of smoke rising into the air from the remains of a charred vehicle behind a security barrier.
DawnNewsTV reported that the sound of the blast was heard as far as six kilometres away. It also reported that the incident has been cordoned off as authorities were conducting an investigation.
Videos of the incident on social media showed flames and plumes of smoke rising into the air from the remains of a charred vehicle behind a security barrier.
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