27 May Bombing of Lahore Rescue15 Building

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A suicide car bomber targeted buildings housing police and intelligence-agency offices in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing about 30 and wounding more than 100 in one of the deadliest such blasts in the country this year, officials said.

 

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he attack, which was followed by gunfire, was the third major strike in the city of Lahore in recent months, and it came amid worries of retaliation from Taliban militants facing a major Pakistani military offensive in the northwest.

Lahore is a major cultural metropolis near the Indian border, and assaults there have heightened fears that militancy in Pakistan is spreading well beyond the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday's bombing.

Raja Riaz, a senior minister in the Punjab province government, told reporters that about 30 people died. Fayyaz Ranjha, a senior health official, told state-run Pakistan Television that the attack had wounded 116 people.

The explosion was so powerful it sheared the walls off buildings in a main business district. TV footage from the scene showed injured bystanders while emergency workers carried at least one person covered by a blanket to an ambulance.

Police official Mohammed Ashfaq said it was a suicide car bomber, and that the attack occurred outside the office of the emergency-police service in Lahore. TV footage showed the nearby office of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency also was damaged.

Ashfaq said gunshots were heard immediately after the blast. An AP reporter saw dozens of troops entering the damaged building of the spy agency to supervise the rescue work, while gunshots were also heard from inside the building even one hour after the blast.

Earlier this year, a group of gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's visiting cricket team in the heart of Lahore, killing six police officers and a driver and wounding several of the players.

A few weeks later, gunmen raided a police academy on the city's outskirts, leaving at least 12 dead during an eight-hour standoff with security forces including army troops. Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud claimed responsibility for that attack.

The military is waging an offensive against Taliban militants in the northwest Swat Valley, a monthlong operation the army says has already left some 1,100 suspected militants dead. The offensive has spurred fears that the Taliban could stage revenge assaults.

 

[fawwaxs]

The attack, which was followed by gunfire, was the third major strike in the city of Lahore in recent months, and it came amid worries of retaliation from Taliban militants facing a major Pakistani military offensive in the northwest.

Lahore is a major cultural metropolis near the Indian border, and assaults there have heightened fears that militancy in Pakistan is spreading well beyond the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday's bombing.

Raja Riaz, a senior minister in the Punjab province government, told reporters that about 30 people died. Fayyaz Ranjha, a senior health official, told state-run Pakistan Television that the attack had wounded 116 people.

The explosion was so powerful it sheared the walls off buildings in a main business district. TV footage from the scene showed injured bystanders while emergency workers carried at least one person covered by a blanket to an ambulance.

Police official Mohammed Ashfaq said it was a suicide car bomber, and that the attack occurred outside the office of the emergency-police service in Lahore. TV footage showed the nearby office of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency also was damaged.

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

Time to expand the operation.................

 

[brilTek]

 

[Enigma SIG]

May the bastard who killed himself burn in hell for eternity;
khuda ka azab nazil ho in sab talibani haramzadon par

 

[Enigma SIG]

The taliban are getting frustrated and are now targeting emergency workers; what a shame; how will the the pro-talibani's get out of this one? Clearly shows the army is succeeding in the operation.

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

The attack is very tragik. The ordinary people are suffering .

 

[brilTek]

Opportunities Awaits in Crisis​

This is our country, our homeland

These are desparate times

We need to join hand in hand

Lets promise to make it Allama Iqbal and Quaide Azam's Pakistan

The time is now

To stop critique, To act now

Remember what Quaid Said "Muslmaan kabhi mushkil main ghabraya nahi kartaaa" (A muslim never afraid of difficult situation)

Lets commit and struggle to live a life as envisioned by Allama Muhammad Iqbal

May Allah bless Pakistan...and its people......ameen
Pakistan Paindaabaad

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

even if india is supporting them still you have to clear the mess, whining about it wont do. you are not in the situation to complain to world about India.

And what makes you say that ?
So you partly agree that their is some kind of Indirect Indian involvement .

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

The taliban are getting frustrated and are now targeting emergency workers; what a shame; how will the the pro-talibani's get out of this one? Clearly shows the army is succeeding in the operation.

It i snot really a success. I mean, you do a sneak attack & kill a bunch of civilians. Then what? That wont stop anything. They somehow feel they can take over 175 million people. Seriously, that is just no possible. if they somehow kill the whole army, police etc, the would still have to fight the remaining 174 or so million citizens.

 

[Enigma SIG]

@atmi_chuza

umm i said the army is succeeding
unfortunately innocent civilians have to bear the brunt of the war...

 

[Rajkumar]

And what makes you say that ?
So you partly agree that their is some kind of Indirect Indian involvement .

let me be more clear. it's Pakistan, any threat to it has to be dealt by Pakistan. who's responsibility is to protect citizens and law there, your's? lets say india is supporting terrorist there,only pakistan has to counter it,no matter what needs to be done.i dont know if india is involved or not but question is, who will come to your aid[knowingly who created this Taliban monster earlier]untill you show determination to destroy any threat external or internal.

it is time to learn from mistakes. supporting any kind of terrorism weather in the name of freedom fighting or in the name of religion wont lead us any where but chaos.

 

[Bill Longley]

let me be more clear. it's Pakistan, any threat to it has to be dealt by Pakistan. who's responsibility is to protect citizens and law there, your's? lets say india is supporting terrorist there,only pakistan has to counter it,no matter what needs to be done.i dont know if india is involved or not but question is, who will come to your aid[knowingly who created this Taliban monster earlier]untill you show determination to destroy any threat external or internal.

it is time to learn from mistakes. supporting any kind of terrorism weather in the name of freedom fighting or in the name of religion wont lead us any where but chaos.

agreed
we (pakistanies) must aggressively be on guard and retaliate on evidence against the intrests of enemy

 

[King Julien]

accuse your leaders instead of accusing India...... Pakistani authorities and leaders are to be blamed for this bloody turmoil; doubts of indian involvement has always given an cushion to pakistani authorities.... for once make your government accountable for irresponsibilities.
may god give strength to the victims.
Peace