At least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a 'state of war'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardian... The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside district court buildings in Islamabad. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► / theguardian Instagram ► / guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► / @theguardian Guardian Australia ► / @guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► / @footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► / @guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► / @guardiansport It's Complicated ► / @itscomplicated Guardian Live ► / @guardianlive #pakistan #islamabad #islamabadattack #paksitanattack #stateofwar #taliban