Scores killed in Pakistan blast
In an unfortunate incident at Lahore the joy and fun time of a large crowd of children and ladies was cut short by a deadly explosion which turned the gay atmosphere of the Easter Sunday to one of death and mayhem.
It is suspected that a lot of those killed were innocent Christians and other locals. An official of the local administration revealed that 65 people had perished in a suicide bombing outside a park in the eastern city of Lahore.
The parking lot of Gulshan Iqbal Park is stated to be the scene of the crime which caused injuries to more than 200 people predominantly children and women. The 67-acre park was packed since it is one of the cheapest forms of entertainment; it is well equipped with swings, slides and rides for visitors.
The impact of the detonation was felt for quite a distance and window panes of nearby houses were shattered while eyewitnesses reported seeing body parts and viscera scattered around the parking site some pieces of human flesh were clinging to the walls and other surfaces nearby.
Footage on popular TV channels showed a number of children and women crying while moving around.
The fatalities are likely to increase and a state of emergency has been imposed on all the hospitals; Taliban are stated to have accepted responsibility for the blast.
The area was crowded at the time because Christians were gathering to celebrate the Easter holiday. The blast is stated to have engulfed families who were leaving the ill fated park.
There was a melee that ensued with screams and crying amid the wailing of sirens and a massive rescue operation has been launched.
This explosion was the third such explosion in a country that has been on an offensive against the Islamist fundamentalists. Jamaat-e-ahraar is a Pakistani splinter group of the Taliban and it was declared by then that the Christian community was the intended target.
This bombing had been conducted even as the country was witnessing several protests and demonstrations since a fundamentalist had been executed last month.
Author: Umrao Singh
