ISLAMABAD: The “Indian-sponsored” terrorist group, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday.
“Judges, lawyers and officials who carried out rulings under Pakistan’s un-Islamic laws were targeted,” the Afghanistan-based TTP terrorist group said, threatening more attacks until Islamic law is implemented in the country, according to a statement issued by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of TTP.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar is a splinter group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), formed in 2014 by hardline terrorists opposing peace talks with the Pakistani government. It has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks across Pakistan, targeting civilians, security forces, and religious minorities.
A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside Islamabad’s Judicial Complex, killing at least 12 people and injuring 27 others, in what authorities described as a terrorist act orchestrated by an Indian-backed and Afghan Taliban–facilitated militant network, “Fitna-ul-Khawarij.”
Officials confirmed that the attacker’s severed head was recovered from the blast site, leaving no doubt that a suicide bomber was involved.
The explosion ripped through outside the Judicial complex, home to several district courts and offices, shattering windows and setting parked vehicles ablaze.
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that militants operating from Afghan soil were responsible for the suicide bombing outside Islamabad’s Judicial Complex.
Naqvi said the attacker detonated his explosive vest near a police vehicle, failing to enter the heavily guarded court premises in the capital’s G-11 neighborhood.
The minister warned that continued tolerance of such groups inside Afghanistan would compel Pakistan to take “its own measures” to ensure national security, adding that the assault was part of a pattern of cross-border militancy aimed at destabilising Pakistan’s cities.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif described the attack as a “wake-up call,” warning that Pakistan remains in a state of war against networks striking from beyond its borders. “Anyone who thinks this fight is confined to the tribal areas is mistaken,” he said.
Security has been placed on high alert across the capital, with additional deployments at key installations and entry points. Officials have vowed to bring those responsible to justice and reinforce counterterrorism operations nationwide.
Pakistan has witnessed a sharp resurgence in terrorist attacks since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan in 2021.
Most attacks have targeted security personnel and civilians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, with militant infiltration and cross-border strikes becoming more frequent.
According to government data, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone recorded over 600 terror incidents in the first eight months of 2025, resulting in the martyrdom of 138 civilians and 79 police officers. Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Afghan Taliban leadership to prevent their soil from being used against Pakistan, warning that continued inaction could further strain bilateral relations.
