Two devastating explosions in India and Pakistan have claimed at least 20 lives, marking a tragic day in the capitals of both nations.

In New Delhi, India, a car erupted in an explosion at a traffic light near the historic Red Fort on Monday evening, resulting in eight fatalities and injuring 20 others, according to police reports. The blast occurred in a busy area near a metro station opposite the 17th-century landmark, as detailed by Reuters. Officials indicated that those inside the car are believed to have perished, and nearby vehicles sustained damage from the explosion.

Forensic teams were seen meticulously examining the blast scene near the Red Fort in Delhi’s old quarters on November 11, 2025. Indian crime scene investigators continued to sift through the remnants of the car that exploded in the city’s center, leaving at least eight dead. (Photo by Arun Sankara/AFP via Getty Images)

An investigation was swiftly initiated under India’s anti-terrorism statutes as forensic experts scrutinized the wreckage. Security measures were intensified across various states.

Mere hours after this incident, a suicide bomber unleashed destruction outside a district court in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing at least 12 people and injuring 27 others, officials confirmed. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi informed the press that the assailant attempted to breach the courthouse but detonated the explosives next to a police vehicle. The Guardian reported that Tehreek-e-Taliban has taken responsibility for the attack.

Firefighters douse a car at the suicide blast site in Islamabad on Nov. 11, 2025. A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital killed 12 people and wounded 27 on Nov. 11, the interior minister said.  (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.