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Two more people were reported to have been injured in the blast at a police station in the Sitara market neighbourhood.
Police said the policeman lost his life as the bomber attempted to enter a checkpoint at the gate of the station.
The bomber, who was on foot, blew himself up when he was halted.
From the scene, eyewitness Akmal Jamal told Sky News correspondent Alex Crawford: "I saw one man who was trying to go inside and he was stopped by a junior policeman or security guard.
"There was then a very huge fireball and I had to head under the ground.
"When we returned there was very bad smell of human flesh and we were told not to go inside."
All injured people have been taken from the scene, according to local media.
The city's minister said there had been a warning about a potential attack and police stations were on alert.
Today's attack came on a special celebration of the creation of the state, Pakistan Day.
Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsey, also in Islamabad, said he had recently been briefed of potential dangers.
"We were warned not to be in Rawalpindi when the long march was coming to an end and there was a warning the march would be attacked.
"The march was called off but there was still a suicide bomb that night."
Sky News presenter Jeremy Thompson, in Islamabad, said he had heard a "distant thud".
"We thought that perhaps it was a blast, which seems to have been confirmed by the sirens."
He said early reported from local media had suggested special branch officers may have been inside the building where the blast occurred.
Pakistan has seen a series of attacks by Islamist militants in recent years, including several in the capital.
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