Pakistan Taliban claim deadly suicide attack in Islamabad

“Our fighter attacked the judical commission in Islamabad,” the Taliban said in a statement.

The Pakistani Taliban militant group claimed a suicide blast that killed at 12 people in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday, saying in a statement they had targeted judicial officials.

Security officials examine a damaged vehicle at the site following a suicide bombing outside the gates of a district court, in Islamabad, (AP)

"Our fighter attacked the judicial commission in Islamabad. Judges, lawyers and officials who carried out rulings under Pakistan's un-Islamic laws were targeted," the group said in a statement, threatening to carry out more attacks "until Islamic Sharia law is implemented" in the Muslim-majority country.