Lahore suicide bomber's intended target was CM Punjab meeting: Rana Sanaullah

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said the suicide bomber’s target was a meeting chaired by chief minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif.

Talking to Geo News, said the Lahore suicide bomber's head has been recovered by the police.

He said the head matches the information released by banned outfit, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar that has claimed responsibility for the incident.

In an earlier statement, Sanaullah said police personnel were the main target of the attack.

He commended Punjab government's operation against wanted criminals saying it is not “great but grand.”

In the deadly blast on Monday, at least 14 people, including senior police officers, were martyred when a suicide bomber hit close to the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, officials said. Hundreds of demonstrators were gathered in the area to protest against Punjab government’s amendments to the Drug Act, 1976. 

Deputy Commissioner Lahore confirmed that at least 73 people had been injured in the blast.  

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar earlier hit the city with a deadly suicide bombing in 2016. The attack claimed 70 lives.