Pakistan: 12 Dead in Suicide Blast Outside Islamabad Court

A suicide attack outside a district court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, November 11 killed 12 people and injured 27 others. The bomber attempted to enter the courthouse but, failing to do so, detonated near a police vehicle. Authorities are investigating the attack, and no group has claimed responsibility. Pakistani officials, including President Asif Ali Zardari, strongly condemned the blast. Eyewitnesses described chaos, with lawyers and visitors fleeing the scene.

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

Security personnel check the site of a suicide attack in Quetta, southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, on Sept. 30, 2025. Ten people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide attack targeting the headquarters of paramilitary forces in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday, the provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar told media. TO GO WITH "Roundup: 10 killed, 30 injured in suicide attack in SW Pakistan" Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

Damaged vehicles are seen at the site of a suicide attack in Quetta, southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, on Sept. 30, 2025. Ten people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide attack targeting the headquarters of paramilitary forces in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday, the provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar told media. TO GO WITH "Roundup: 10 killed, 30 injured in suicide attack in SW Pakistan" Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

People are seen at the site of a suicide attack in Quetta, southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, on Sept. 30, 2025. Ten people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide attack targeting the headquarters of paramilitary forces in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday, the provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar told media. TO GO WITH "Roundup: 10 killed, 30 injured in suicide attack in SW Pakistan" Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

A Car Bomb Attack Has Killed at Least 10 People in Pakistan

Security personnel check the site of a suicide attack in Quetta, southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, on Sept. 30, 2025. Ten people were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide attack targeting the headquarters of paramilitary forces in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday, the provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar told media. TO GO WITH "Roundup: 10 killed, 30 injured in suicide attack in SW Pakistan" Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives hold a photo of a loved one killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Music band plays during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

People carry the caskets of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during their funeral ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives hold a photo of a loved one killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

People carry the caskets of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during their funeral ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

People carry the caskets of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during their funeral ceremony in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives hold a photo of a loved one killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

A priest says prayers on a the casket of one of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

A man holds a cross during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Relatives cry during the funeral of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

People attend the funeral for church attack victims in Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. Countries in the Middle East have strongly condemned a suicide bombing Sunday evening at a church in the Syrian capital Damascus, decrying it as an act of terrorism and warning of its potential to inflame regional tensions. The blast, which struck during prayers, killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

People attend the funeral for church attack victims in Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. Countries in the Middle East have strongly condemned a suicide bombing Sunday evening at a church in the Syrian capital Damascus, decrying it as an act of terrorism and warning of its potential to inflame regional tensions. The blast, which struck during prayers, killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

People attend the funeral for church attack victims in Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. Countries in the Middle East have strongly condemned a suicide bombing Sunday evening at a church in the Syrian capital Damascus, decrying it as an act of terrorism and warning of its potential to inflame regional tensions. The blast, which struck during prayers, killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

People attend the funeral for church attack victims in Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. Countries in the Middle East have strongly condemned a suicide bombing Sunday evening at a church in the Syrian capital Damascus, decrying it as an act of terrorism and warning of its potential to inflame regional tensions. The blast, which struck during prayers, killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

Funeral Of The Church Attack Victims - Damascus

People attend the funeral for church attack victims in Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. Countries in the Middle East have strongly condemned a suicide bombing Sunday evening at a church in the Syrian capital Damascus, decrying it as an act of terrorism and warning of its potential to inflame regional tensions. The blast, which struck during prayers, killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others. Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

Bouquets of white flowers bearing condolence messages are placed at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, on June 23, 2025. A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at a Damascus church killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others, marking the deadliest and first attack of its kind on a Christian place of worship in the Syrian capital in several years, the state-run SANA news agency said on Monday. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

People attend a memorial ceremony at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, on June 23, 2025. A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at a Damascus church killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others, marking the deadliest and first attack of its kind on a Christian place of worship in the Syrian capital in several years, the state-run SANA news agency said on Monday. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

People attend a memorial ceremony at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, on June 23, 2025. A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at a Damascus church killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others, marking the deadliest and first attack of its kind on a Christian place of worship in the Syrian capital in several years, the state-run SANA news agency said on Monday. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

A man is comforted during a memorial ceremony at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, on June 23, 2025. A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at a Damascus church killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others, marking the deadliest and first attack of its kind on a Christian place of worship in the Syrian capital in several years, the state-run SANA news agency said on Monday. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

Mar Elias Church Explosion in Damascus

People attend a memorial ceremony at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, on June 23, 2025. A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at a Damascus church killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 others, marking the deadliest and first attack of its kind on a Christian place of worship in the Syrian capital in several years, the state-run SANA news agency said on Monday. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

Suicide Attack on Saint Elias Church - Damascus

White Helmets rescue workers and neighbors as well as security forces members seen on the site of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 and wounded dozens, at Mar Elias (or Elijah) Church in the Al-Dweilaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 22, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

A man with bloodied shirt talks to another man as security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

The priest ascends the stairs as he's followed by a civil service member in Mar Elias Church, where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Blood stains the stairs of Mar Elias Church, where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

A Syrian priest is watching as security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

The priest talks on the scene near the place where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Damascus Church Suicide Attack - Syria

Security forces are on the scene where a suicide bomber, allegedly linked to ISIS, blew up his explosives in the Mar Elias Church on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 22, 2025. According to preliminary reports, 15 people were killed and several others were wounded as the result of the incident. Photo by Anagha Nair/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM