Explosions in New Delhi and Islamabad killed at least 20 people within 24 hours. A car blast near the Red Fort in New Delhi killed eight and injured about 20, prompting an anti-terror probe. Hours later, a suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court killed at least 12 and wounded 27; TTP reportedly claimed that attack. The incidents follow a fragile May 2025 ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
Twin Attacks in New Delhi and Islamabad Kill at Least 20 Within 24 Hours
Explosions in New Delhi and Islamabad killed at least 20 people within 24 hours. A car blast near the Red Fort in New Delhi killed eight and injured about 20, prompting an anti-terror probe. Hours later, a suicide bombing outside an Islamabad district court killed at least 12 and wounded 27; TTP reportedly claimed that attack. The incidents follow a fragile May 2025 ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
10:37 PM, 11/11/2025Conflict
Explosions rock two capitals in less than a day
A pair of deadly explosions in India and Pakistan left at least 20 people dead and dozens injured within a 24-hour period, authorities and news agencies reported.
New Delhi: Police said a car exploded at a traffic signal near the historic Red Fort on Monday evening, killing eight people and injuring about 20 others. The blast occurred near a metro station opposite the 17th-century monument in the crowded old quarter, where nearby vehicles were damaged. Officials said the car's occupants were presumed dead and launched an investigation under India's anti-terrorism law while forensic teams combed the scene. Security was subsequently tightened across several states.
Islamabad: Just hours later, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a district court in Islamabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding 27, according to officials. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the attacker tried to enter the courthouse but detonated the device beside a police vehicle. The Guardian reported that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for that attack.
Earlier the same day, Pakistani officials also reported another separate suicide attack that killed three people and a militant assault on a military school in the country's northwest; no group had claimed responsibility for those incidents at the time of reporting.
The twin bombings come months after a fragile May 2025 ceasefire between India and Pakistan that the U.S. helped broker. On May 10, President Donald Trump announced the two sides had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire" following intense cross-border fighting. Pakistan publicly thanked the United States for its role, while Indian officials questioned assertions that trade talks helped secure the agreement.
Although cross-border violence largely eased after the deal, tensions have remained and Indian authorities continued to report alleged violations along the border. Investigations into the recent attacks are ongoing. Reuters and The Guardian contributed to this report.