Police officers examine damaged vehicles after a suicide attack outside the district court in Islamabad, November 11, 2025. Photo: AFP
Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday revealed that the names of four suspects accused of involvement in the G-11 Katcheri suicide attack on November 11 have been arrested. He then highlighted the alleged links between the suspects and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan.
Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, the minister said the attacker failed to reach a high security zone, instead striking a location on the outskirts of the city. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested four suspects immediately after the attack.
In a joint operation on November 16, the IB and CTD in Islamabad apprehended four terrorists with links to Afghanistan and involved in the attack. Police sources said The Express PK Press Club that after the failure of the first attempt, the attackers would have modified their plan. They hid in a rented house in Dhok Paracha to prepare for their operation.
“Within 48 hours, agencies apprehended Sajidullah, also known as Sheena, Kamran Khan, Muhammad Dhali and Shah Munir.” “Sajidullah,” he said, “acted as the one who brought the suicide bomber and the explosive vest.”
The minister said Sajidullah joined Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan in 2015 and underwent training in several camps in Afghanistan. In 2023, he reportedly met an individual named Dadullah.
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Tarar added that the attack was planned by Fitna-ul-Khawarij and TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud through their commander, Dadullah, who is currently in Afghanistan. Sajidullah traveled to Afghanistan in August 2025 to meet Dadullah as part of coordinating the operation.
Government authorities previously confirmed that the network was run by the group’s high command in Afghanistan. The cell included a now-arrested commander and three other members. Investigations continue and new arrests and revelations are expected.
During interrogation, suicide bomber Sajidullah, alias Sheena, confessed that the group’s commander, Saeed-ur-Rehman, alias Daadullah — based in Afghanistan and serving as the TTP’s intelligence chief for Nawagai, Bajaur — had asked him via Telegram to carry out the attack targeting law enforcement agencies.
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G-11 suicide bombing
On November 11, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the G-11 district court complex, killing 12 people, including lawyer Zubair Aslam Ghuman, and injuring more than 36 others. Naqvi said the suicide bomber tried to enter the courthouse on foot but, unable to find a way in, detonated the device outside, near a police vehicle.
Pakistani government ministers have accused neighboring Afghanistan of complicity in the bloodshed – a charge Kabul denies – and vowed to retaliate if Afghan authorities fail to rein in the militants Islamabad accuses of being responsible.
The suicide bombing outside an Islamabad court left 27 injured and at least 12 dead, Interior Minister Naqvi said. The court suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance around noon.
