Militant outfit Jamat-ul-Ahrar, an offshoot of the banned Tehreek-e-TalibanPakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attackthat struck outside the Islamabad District and Sessions Court on Tuesday.According to the group’s statement shared through its media wing, theattack was carried out in retaliation for what it termed the state’s“oppression” against its members.
Security officials confirmed that the suicide bomber detonated himself nearthe main gate, killing at least 12 people and injuring over two dozenothers, including police personnel. Rescue teams and law enforcementimmediately cordoned off the area, while the bodies of the martyrs wereshifted to PIMS Hospital for identification and post-mortem.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the attacker attempted to enterthe court premises before being intercepted by security forces. Analystshave described the assault as part of a renewed wave of terrorist activityaimed at destabilizing Pakistan’s capital amid the government’s ongoingcounter-terror operations.
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The capital administration has declared a state of high alert, withsecurity tightened across Islamabad and adjoining Rawalpindi. Officials areinvestigating possible facilitators behind the strike, while experts havelinked the attack to JuA’s resurgence and ideological alignment withhardline Khawarij factions.