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| At least 60 reported killed in explosion in Pakistan’s Lahore | |
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| BREAKING NEWS: Death toll rises to at least 60. | |
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 44 people were killed in an explosion in a crowded public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday evening, media reports said, quoting security officials. | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — At least 44 people were killed in an explosion in a crowded public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday evening, media reports said, quoting security officials. |
| The attack appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, where families were picnicking for the Easter holiday, a senior police official told the Associated Press. More than 100 people were injured. | The attack appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, where families were picnicking for the Easter holiday, a senior police official told the Associated Press. More than 100 people were injured. |
| “Most of the dead and injured are women and children,” said Mustansar Feroz, superintendent of police for the area, according to the news agency Reuters. | “Most of the dead and injured are women and children,” said Mustansar Feroz, superintendent of police for the area, according to the news agency Reuters. |
| Salman Rafiq, the health adviser to the chief minister of Punjab province, where the attack occurred, said 44 people were killed, according to the Associated Press. | Salman Rafiq, the health adviser to the chief minister of Punjab province, where the attack occurred, said 44 people were killed, according to the Associated Press. |
| [In deadly attack on Pakistani college, extremists take new aim at students] | [In deadly attack on Pakistani college, extremists take new aim at students] |
| Witnesses described body parts scattered in the park in the wake of the attack, which occurred near an exit gate, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported. | Witnesses described body parts scattered in the park in the wake of the attack, which occurred near an exit gate, Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported. |
| Lahore is the capital of Punjab province, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s stronghold. | Lahore is the capital of Punjab province, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s stronghold. |
| Pakistan has suffered for years from Islamist militancy, including a Taliban insurgency in the tribal areas along the Afghanistan border. | Pakistan has suffered for years from Islamist militancy, including a Taliban insurgency in the tribal areas along the Afghanistan border. |
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| One year after it went to war, Pakistan is safer but doubts persist | One year after it went to war, Pakistan is safer but doubts persist |