Suicide bomber blamed for deadly attack in Islamabad
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Pakistan's interior minister says a suicide attack has killed 12 people and injured many more near a crowded courthouse in the capital, Islamabad. Mohsin Naqvi says the authorities were not treating this as "just another bombing". Also: India hunts those involved in Monday's car explosion in a crowded street in the capital Delhi which killed eight people. COP30 looks at how to help poorer countries adapt to the impact of climate change as extreme weather takes an ever bigger toll. Evidence that speaking more than one language can delay the ageing process. Britain aims to phase out animal testing in medical and scientific research. And the Portuguese football superstar, Ronaldo, says next year's World Cup will be his last.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.3 | I'm Nick Myers, and at 16 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 11th of November, these are our main stories. |
| 0:16.8 | The authorities in Pakistan say at least 12 people have been killed in an explosion |
| 0:21.5 | near a crowded courthouse in Islamabad. |
| 0:24.8 | Indian officials say at least eight have been killed as a result of Monday's car explosion in Delhi. |
| 0:31.5 | Thailand has suspended its ceasefire agreement with Cambodia. |
| 0:37.5 | Also in this podcast, as the UK plans to phase out experiments on animals, we look at the |
| 0:43.7 | alternatives. |
| 0:44.8 | There's a real opportunity because of things like data, AI, the ability to make organs |
| 0:52.6 | grow in 3D structures to really reduce the use of animals. |
| 0:58.3 | And we look at evidence that the ability to speak more than one language can delay the aging process. |
| 1:08.2 | We begin with the impact of two deadly explosions at the heart of the capitals of India and Pakistan. |
| 1:15.3 | Explosions that happened within 24 hours of each other. |
| 1:19.3 | In a moment, you'll hear the latest on the investigation on Monday's car blast in Delhi, which killed eight people. |
| 1:25.7 | But first, to Islamabad, where officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 12 people |
| 1:31.4 | near a crowded courthouse. |
| 1:33.8 | Our Pakistan correspondent, Caroline Davis, has been to the judicial complex in Islamabad |
| 1:39.2 | where the bombing took place. |
| 1:41.0 | This explosion happened at around lunchtime when there would have been lawyers, there would |
| 1:45.3 | have been journalists, there would have been defendants milling around here outside the courts |
| 1:49.8 | area. |
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