On Wednesday, in the blast near Pakistan’s Lahore, at least two people were killed and 16 injured. As per the report, the blast occurred near the Lahore residence of Hafiz Saeed, co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD).
Bomb disposal and police teams reached the incident site soon after the explosion in Johar town and started rescue operations.
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An official said the injured people were shifted to Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital via auto-rickshaws, private cars, and a rescue.
Witnesses said that the intensity of the blast was so high that glass windows of nearby buildings and houses were shattered. A few buildings at the site of the incident were also damaged in the blast.
An eyewitness told Geo News that an unidentified individual parked a motorcycle near the house which later exploded. Police, meanwhile, cordoned off the area for further investigation while traffic was redirected.