(MENAFN) A suicide bombing outside a courthouse in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, has claimed more than a dozen lives and wounded 27 others, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed Tuesday. The deadly explosion struck near a judicial complex in the city's G-11 sector.

Naqvi revealed that the assailant had attempted to breach the court building but detonated explosives beside a police vehicle outside the facility after failing to penetrate security.

Authorities have sealed the surrounding area as investigators work to identify those behind the assault. No group has publicly claimed responsibility or been officially attributed to the attack as of this report.

Though the perpetrators remain unconfirmed, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has drawn a connection between the explosion and Afghanistan. Writing on X, he characterized the "suicide attack" targeting the Islamabad District Court as a "wake-up call" indicating that the insurgency plaguing the Afghan-Pakistan border territory of Balochistan represents "a war for all of Pakistan."

"The rulers of Kabul can stop terrorism in Pakistan, but bringing this war all the way to Islamabad is a message from Kabul, to which – praise be to God – Pakistan has the full strength to respond," he said.

Security personnel continue their investigation while medical teams treat the injured. The bombing marks one of the most significant security breaches in the capital in recent months, raising urgent questions about protective measures at government installations.

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