The powerful explosion shook the vicinity and triggered a large-scale rescue and security response across the federal capital.
An Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police official told APP that at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), 12 deaths have been confirmed, while 27 injured persons are under treatment in different wards. Rescue officials said several more wounded were still being brought in from the site.
Initial findings by bomb disposal and forensic experts confirmed the explosion as a suicide attack.
Martyred (12):
1. Iftikhar Ali s/o Sultan Mahmood
2. Sajjad Shah s/o Lal Chand
3. Tariq s/o Mir Afzal
4. Iftikhar s/o Siraj
5. Subhanuddin
6. Saqlain s/o Mehdi
7. Safdar s/o Manzoor
8. Shah Muhammad s/o Muhammad Khalil
9. Zubair Ghumman, Advocate
10. Abdullah s/o Fatah Khan
11. Unidentified male
12. Unidentified victim (under verification).
Injured (27):
1. Mazhar (Advocate), s/o Rozi Khan
2. Irshad (ASI, Police Station Ramna)
3. Muntazir s/o Farhat Abbas
4. Azhar s/o Zafar Iqbal
5. Adil Kayani s/o Tariq
6. Alam Zar s/o Sher Zada
7. Yaseen s/o Abdul Kareem
8. Muhammad Imran (Head Constable)
9. Ehtisham s/o Nazaqat
10. Shumaila d/o Anwar Hussain
11. Naveed Anjum s/o Liaqat
12. Qaiser Mahmood s/o Ch. Muhammad
13. Malik Maseeh s/o Zahoor
14. Imran Javed (Constable, Police Station Kohsar)
15. Muhammad Ramzan s/o Muhammad Azam (Balochistan Police)
16. Mir Azam s/o Ghameen Khan
17. Haider Khan (Advocate)
18. Imran s/o Farhan Maseeh
19. Kazim s/o Nobahar
20–27. Eight unidentified injured persons
Rescue 1122 and ICT Police teams quickly reached the scene, shifting the injured to PIMS Hospital for treatment.
Police personnel from Ramna and Kohsar Police Stations were among those injured while performing duty near the Judicial Complex.
The area was immediately cordoned off by security forces as forensic and counter-terrorism units collected evidence to determine the identity and network of the attacker.
Law-enforcement agencies tightened security across the federal capital, deploying additional personnel around sensitive buildings and judicial premises to prevent any further untoward incident.