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Wednesday morning in Pakistan has started off on a very dark note as another suicide bomb blast hits the city of Lahore, this time in its heart called Data Darbar. According to the casualties reported by Dawn, so far 8 lives have been lost and 26 remain injured, bearing the brunt of the bomb blast in Lahore.
Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP), Arif Nawaz has confirmed in his press statement that police officials were the target of the attack, reason why the suicide bomber hit a police van, stationed near gate no 2 of the Data Darbar shrine. So far, 5 policemen have been martyred by the explosion.
Words of condolence are flooding the Pakistani internet. Political leaders from every quarter have taken to Twitter to condemn the heinous attack.
Ordering the inquiry of the incident, here’s what CM Punjab, Usman Buzdar has to say about the bomb blast in Lahore.
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Other influential Pakistanis are also raising their voice in solidarity with the bereaved families.
The matter is still under investigation and no names have been taken as of yet. No militant group has claimed the responsibility of the attack as we write.
In the meanwhile, the holy shrine has been cordoned off by the police and security forces remain alert. A sense of fear is prevalent in the air and the nation mourns with the families who have lost their loved ones today.
Pakistan struggles to get through another dark day!
This is a developing story and will be updated as soon as any key event occurs in this regard.
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