Interior minister says preliminary evidence links Islamabad, Wana attacks to networks operating from Afghanistan

Pakistani officials implicate Afghanistan and India as explosion hits courts in Islamabad, killing at least a dozen people.

India firmly dismisses Pakistan PM's terror attack allegations, calling them baseless and a diversion from internal issues.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday held “an urgent huddle” at the Presidency to review the country’s evolving security landscape after a string of deadly terrorist attacks, including the Islamabad suicide bombing left 12 people dead and 36 injured, according to a statement from the Presidency.

A military official accused the Pakistani Taliban of staging the attack, which took place near a courthouse in Islamabad.

The blast hit near the entrance of Islamabad district court, which is typically crowded with a large number of litigants

A suicide bombing near an Islamabad court killed 12 people and injured 27. PM Sharif blamed India-backed militant groups originating in Afghanistan, an allegation Delhi has yet to address.