LAHORE, June 23 (APP): Three people have been killed in the blast while 21 are reportedly injured in Lahore Johar Town Blast.
Blast caused major damage to nearby houses and vehicals. The police identified the victims as Abdul Khaliq (30), his son Abdul Haq (5) both of the same family while the identity of third victim is not confirmed yet.
The injured include: Ambreen (27), Abdul Malik, Maham Azhar (23), Umme Rubab (19), Moqadus Shahid (20), Abdul Quyyum (5), Hassan Ali (8), Liaqat Ali (28), Nasar (12), M. Umer (8), Safia (28), Fariha (20), Zahida (28), M. Atif (26), Abdur Rehman (25), Rimsha Javed (18), Ureej Asif (20), Javed (32), Tahir (30), M. Intezar (23) and another.
After the explosion, police and rescue-1122 teams rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to the
Jinnah Hospital. CCPO Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, DC Muddasar Riaz Malik, CTO Muntazir Mehdi, administrative and Rangers officials reached the place of incident.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar strongly condemned the blast incident and sought a report
from Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Inam Ghani.
The CM also expressed deep sorrow on the loss of precious human lives. He extended deep condolences to the families of the victims.
