"Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has blamed India for the suicide attack that struck outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said at least 12 people were killed and hospital authorities confirmed more than 30 wounded, including at least five in critical condition. list of 4 itemsend of list The blast occurred as Islamabad hosted several international conferences and while sports events were also under way nearby."
"The Sri Lankan cricket team, which was attacked in March 2009 by gunmen in Pakistan, was playing a one-day international match in Rawalpindi, about 10km (6 miles) from the court. The suicide attack marked a dramatic escalation of violence at a time when the military was focused on rescuing hundreds of cadets held by fighters in a separate incident at Cadet College in South Waziristan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Afghan border."
"The assault on the college in Wana, the district capital, occurred a day earlier when an explosives-laden car rammed the campus entrance. Security forces say at least 300 cadets have been rescued so far and that operations to free the remainder are ongoing. On Tuesday, another bomb in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, injured at least 14 security personnel. Sharif blamed India for both the Islamabad and Wana incidents without offering evidence."
At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 wounded when a suicide bomber struck outside the district and sessions court building in Islamabad after 12:30pm. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif blamed India for the Islamabad attack and for an earlier assault on Cadet College Wana, accusing Indian state terrorism without offering evidence. An explosives-laden car had rammed the college entrance and security forces said about 300 cadets had been rescued with operations ongoing. A separate bomb in Dera Ismail Khan injured 14 security personnel. A car explosion in New Delhi killed at least 13 people a day earlier and India vowed to hunt down the culprits.
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