In Pakistan, at least 12 people were killed and several injured after a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a busy judicial complex in Islamabad. Government officials are investigating it as a suicide attack. Pakistan’s defense minister said on X Pakistan is in a “state of war.” Witnesses of the bombing described the chaotic scene.

Rustam Malik: “It was 30 to 35 minutes since we parked our vehicle and entered the gate. Then there was a loud explosion. It was a big blast. There was fire all over. Body parts were strewn. There was chaos. Then police and security personnel came. It was a big explosion. It looked like a bomb blast.”