Lahore Blasts

Explosions rock Lahore market, over 20 injured

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 2, 2012

More than 20 people were injured, five of them seriously, when two bombs went off in a market in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday.

Convert Sarabjit Singh's death penalty to life: Ansar Burney appeals to Pak President Zardari

Press Trust of India | Friday May 11, 2012

Pakistani activist Ansar Burney has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari today to convert the death sentence of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, facing gallows on charges of involvement in bomb blasts in Lahore and Multan, to life imprisonment on hu...

Three killed in Lahore railway station blast

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 25, 2012

A powerful bomb struck a crowded platform at a railway station in Lahore on Tuesday, killing three persons and leaving over 40 others injured. The bomb that was planted in a bag exploded shortly after the Awami Express, travelling from Karachi to Pes...

Blast at Shia procession kills 20 in Lahore

Press Trust of India | Sunday January 15, 2012

A powerful blast ripped through a Shia procession in Pakistan's Punjab province today, killing at least 20 devotees and injuring more than 30 others, witnesses said.

Suicide bombers attack Lahore, Karachi; 15 killed, 80 injured

Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 26, 2011

Suicide bombers carried out attacks targeting Shia Muslims in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring nearly 80 others in the latest series of terrorist strikes against religious minorities in the country.In the first attack in Lahore, a teenage suicid...

Seven killed in suicide blast in Lahore

Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 25, 2011

A suicide bomber targeted a Shia procession in Pakistan's eastern Lahore city today, killing at least seven persons, including four policemen, and injuring nearly 40 others, officials said.???? The blast occurred at Lahori Gate near Karbala Gamay Shah, a Shia 'imambargah' or pray...

Multiple blasts in Lahore; 35 killed, 250 injured

Associated Press | Thursday September 2, 2010

The triple bombing of a religious procession in Pakistan adds to the strains on a government already struggling with devastating floods and shows that Islamist militants are back in business despite the natural disaster.The death toll in the blasts rose to 35 on Thursday, with about 250 injured, gov...

Lahore: Suicide blasts at Data Darbar shrine, 42 killed

Press Trust of India | Friday July 2, 2010

At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed and 180 others injured whenthree suicide bombers struck in quick succession at a famous Sufi shrine packed with thousands of worshippers in Lohore, the latest in a wave of terror attacks that have rocked Pakistan.? (Watch: Dramatic ...

Dramatic CCTV footage of Lahore blasts

NDTV Correspondent | Friday July 2, 2010

Dramatic close circuit camera footage has been found of the double suicide bombing attack of a popular shrine in Lahore, Pakistan. (WATCH: Dramatic CCTV footage of bombing)The blasts late on Thursday, killed at least 42 people and wounded 180 others in the second major attack in Lahore in a month, a...

Lahore: Multiple blasts at Data Darbar shrine, 38 killed

Press Trust of India | Friday July 2, 2010

Three suicide bombers struck in quick succession at the famous Data Darbar shrine in Lahore late on Thursday night, killing at least 38 people and injuring 175 others, officials said.One attacker blew himself up at the crowded entrance to the shrine and the second in the basement, where people perfo...

Lahore: Multiple blasts at Data Darbar shrine, 30 killed

Associated Press | Friday July 2, 2010

Three suicide bombers struck a famous Sufi shrine in Lahore, Pakistan, killing 30 people, including women and children, and injuring over 100 others.While one attacker blew himself up at the crowded entrance to the Data Darbar shrine, the second exploded in the basement, where people perform ablutio...

Three injured in five low-intensity blasts in Lahore

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 22, 2010

Five low-intensity blasts rocked a thickly populated area in Lahore on Friday evening, injuring three persons, including a policeman.Official sources said the blasts, which were of low-intensity in nature, occurred near Tabi city police station.TV channels reported that the low-intensity blasts shat...

Govt condemns Lahore blasts, denies Indian hand

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday March 13, 2010

The government of India has 'unequivocally condemned the blasts' that rocked Lahore on Friday.

Suicide blast in Pak's Swat valley, 10 killed

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 13, 2010

A suicide bomber blew himself up on Saturday outside a heavily-guarded court complex in Pakistan's restive northwestern Swat valley killing at least 10 people.

Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore blasts

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday March 13, 2010

Seven low intensity blasts late on Friday night followed the twin blasts that shocked the city earlier in the afternoon, killing 57 people and injuring over 100.