In a tragic turn of events, twin explosions in India and Pakistan have claimed the lives of at least 20 individuals, casting a shadow over a tumultuous day in the capitals of both countries.

In New Delhi, the heart of India, a devastating car explosion rocked the city near the iconic Red Fort on Monday evening. The blast resulted in the deaths of eight people and left 20 others injured, according to police reports. The incident occurred close to a metro station in the bustling historic quarter, just opposite the 17th-century landmark. Authorities revealed that the car’s occupants likely perished in the explosion, which also damaged several nearby vehicles.

Forensic experts were seen meticulously examining the scene of the explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi’s old quarters on November 11, 2025. Indian crime scene investigators continued their search through the remnants of the car, following the explosion that claimed at least eight lives. (Photo by Arun Sankara/AFP via Getty Images)

In response to the attack, authorities initiated a probe under the country’s anti-terrorism legislation, with forensic teams sifting through the wreckage. Security measures were heightened across multiple states to prevent further incidents.

Meanwhile, mere hours after the Delhi explosion, a suicide bomber struck in Islamabad, Pakistan, outside a district court, killing at least 12 people and injuring 27 others, as reported by officials. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi disclosed that the assailant attempted to breach the courthouse but instead detonated the explosives next to a police vehicle. According to The Guardian, the militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban has since claimed responsibility for the attack.

In Islamabad, firefighters were seen extinguishing a car fire at the site of the suicide bombing on November 11, 2025. The attack, which took place outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital, resulted in 12 fatalities and left 27 wounded on November 11. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Earlier that day, another suicide attack killed three people, and militants stormed a military school in the country’s northwest. No group has claimed responsibility for either attack.

The twin bombings come just months after the May 2025 ceasefire between India and Pakistan that the Trump administration helped broker. On May 10, President Donald Trump announced both sides had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” following the heaviest cross-border fighting in decades.

Security forces take measures at the scene where at least 12 people were killed, and several others injured in an explosion outside a court complex in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Nov. 11, 2025. The blast occurred in the parking area of the Judicial Complex. Security sources told Anadolu that the bodies of 12 victims have been taken to a local hospital, and 21 others were transferred for emergency treatment.  (Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pakistan publicly thanked the U.S. for its involvement, while Indian officials disputed Trump’s assertion that trade discussions played a role in reaching the agreement.

Security officials near destroyed vehicles at the site of an explosion in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. At least eight people died and several were injured in an explosion near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital New Delhi, one of the most crowded areas in the city.  (Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The ceasefire followed weeks of escalating clashes that brought the two countries to the brink of a wider conflict. Although the violence largely subsided after the deal, the arrangement has remained fragile. Indian officials have continued to lodge complaints over alleged violations along the border, according to Reuters.

Reuters contributed to this story.