The bomber shot his way through the main gate leading to the district court, before throwing a hand grenade and detonating his suicide vest among the morning crowds, senior police official Ejaz Khan told reporters.
Rescuers picked their way through scattered human remains and blood-stained office equipment and files to collect survivors, witnesses said.
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