Lahore sources stated that a powerful blast outside a famous Sufi shrine in Pakistan's second largest Lahore city on Wednesday killed at least five persons, including two policemen, and injured many others as the country marks the fasting month of Ramzan. The police said “The blast targeted a van carrying police officers outside the Data Darbar shrine, the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia”.

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According to reports, the explosion took place close to two police vehicles near Gate 2 of Data Darbar in Punjab province. Furthermore three police officials died in the blast, a security guard and a resident were also among the dead, Deputy Inspector General Operations Lahore Ashfaq Ahmad Khan was quoted as saying by the Geo News. Apparently at least 24 people are being treated for injuries, some of whom are in critical condition.



Moreover the exact nature of the blast was being ascertained, and it was too early to determine if it was a suicide attack, the official told media from the site of the incident. Reportedly Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly denounced the blast outside Data Darbar in Lahore and sought a report from the authorities. As per report the shrine is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year.


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