Islamabad: At least 12 people have been killed and 21 others reportedly injured in a suicide blast outside a court building in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Tuesday, local media reported citing police sources.

According to the local police, the blast took place in a car parked outside the court. Reportedly, the injured included the petitioners and lawyers. The court proceedings were suspended and people in the building evacuated through the back door of the facility, Pakistan’s leading Geo News network reported.

After the explosion, Islamabad Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Chief Commissioner and forensic team reached the site of the incident. The rescue teams and law enforcement officials have taken the deceased and injured people to the hospital. An emergency has been declared at Pims hospit

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