Pakistan tightens Islamabad security after suicide blast


The Taliban government in Afghanistan condemned a suicide bombing in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people. - Photo: AFP

ISLAMABAD: Residents in the Pakistani capital Islamabad were facing tightened security checks on Wednesday (Nov 12) in the wake of a suicide bombing that left top officials vowing to halt the rise in deadly attacks.

The deadly blast outside district court buildings on Tuesday was claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, a militant group that has been behind a series of attacks in other parts of the country.

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