dalsingh101 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 At least 38 people killed as blast outside Lahore park rocks Pakistan More than 100 people injured as explosion hits city at heart of prime minister Sharif’s political stronghold of Punjab An apparent suicide bomber has killed at least 38 people outside a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore, rescue officials have said. The blast in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park on Sunday happened just outside the exit gate and feet away from children’s swings. Officials said most of the victims were women and children. The park was particularly busy on Sunday evening due to the Easter holiday weekend. “At least 38 people were killed and more than 100 are injured,” Mustansar Feroz, police superintendent for the area, told Reuters. “Most of the dead and injured are women and children.” The explosion in the eastern city happened in prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s political heartland of Punjab. Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation of 190 million people, is plagued by a Taliban insurgency, criminal gangs and sectarian violence. Punjab is its biggest and wealthiest province. In 2014, Pakistan launched an offensive against Taliban and affiliated jihadi fighters in north Waziristan, in a bid to destroy safe havens from which to launch attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Punjab has traditionally been more peaceful than other parts of Pakistan. Sharif’s opponents have accused him of tolerating militancy in return for peace in his province, a charge he strongly denies. Last year, a bomb killed a popular Pakistani provincial minister and at least eight others when it destroyed the minister’s home in Punjab. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/27/dozens-killed-in-blast-outside-lahore-park-pakistan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 The body count seems to be going up: Lahore blast: 65 killed and at least 300 injured outside public park in eastern Pakistan http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/lahore-blast-15-killed-and-at-least-30-injured-outside-public-park-in-eastern-pakistan-a6955366.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Might have been targeting Christians on Easter? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Most of Pakistani will believe that Axis of evil USA, India and Israel are behind it so nothing will stop 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Quote A faction of the Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the explosion, saying it was targeted at Christians celebrating Easter. A spokesman for the group, Ehsanullah Ehsan, told the Guardian: “We have carried out this attack to target the Christians who were celebrating Easter. Also this is a message to the Pakistani prime minister that we have arrived in Punjab [the ruling party’s home province].” However the Punjab government denied the claim that the bombing was aimed exclusively at Christians, as those in the park were from all backgrounds. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/27/dozens-killed-in-blast-outside-lahore-park-pakistan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSD1 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Je suis Lahore............anyone?! Also in the news, tens of thousands have marched on the streets of many Pakistani cities today - to demand Sharia law. It's only a matter of time before the entire country implodes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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