- A series of blasts rocked Lahore this month
- On 13 February, at least 14 people were killed in a suicide bombing attack
- On 23 February, a blast in Lahore’s Defence Colony claimed the lives of 10 people
Terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for 13 February attack
Pakistan army gunned down two terrorists of the outfit
Pak Army Kills Lahore Attacks' Mastermind
Pakistan army has succeeded in killing two high-profile terrorists affiliated with terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, including the Lahore attack mastermind, media reports said.
According to security sources, those killed included Wajihullah alias Ahrar, who was the brain behind the recent suicide attack in Lahore and earlier incidents in Punjab, Geo TV reported.
On February 13, at least 14 people, including senior police officers, were killed when a suicide bomber detonated himself near Lahore's Charing Cross, where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered for a protest.
At least ten people were killed and 35 others injured on Thursday in a powerful explosion that ripped through a building in a defence locality in this Pakistani city, the latest in a series of terror attacks in the country.
Panic gripped the area a little before noon when the loud explosion resonated across Z-Block in Defence Housing Authority area in Lahore.
The nature of the blast (originally suspected to be a generator explosion) is yet to be determined and a bomb disposal squad and forensic experts are collecting evidence from the spot.
“It appears to be a planted device,” Punjab police spokesman Niyab Haider told PTI.
The Z-block market houses restaurants frequented by young couples. Several vehicles were also damaged in the blast. The injured are being shifted to different city hospitals.
The latest blast came as security has been tightened across Pakistan after a recent wave of terrorist strikes killed more than 100 people.
On 16 February, a suicide bomber killed 88 people at a famed Sufi shrine in Sindh province. Following the attack, the army launched an offensive against militants and claimed to have killed more than 130 terrorists across the country.
Earlier on 13 February, at least 14 people were killed in a suicide bombing near the Punjab Assembly.
(With inputs from IANS)
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