Lahore Bomb Blast Kills Several in Pakistan

A powerful car bomb blast went off outside an emergency police service office on Lahore's Mall road on Wednesday, killing 13 people and wounding around 237 others, DawnNews quoted police and rescue officials as saying.

Ten people were killed and 83 injured in a suicide car bomb attack on Rescue 15 building located near CCPO office in Civil Lines area here.

Powerful car bomb hits Lahore

A powerful car bomb outside the main police station in the Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least 23 people and injured scores, police say.

The blast on the Mall Road destroyed a police emergency response building and TV stations are showing a collapsed building and gutted vehicles.

A car driven by a suspected suicide bomber smashed through a barrier and exploded, officials said.

An attack on police in Lahore in March was claimed by Taliban militants.

Pakistan's army has been battling the insurgents in their stronghold in the Swat valley, in the north-west, and there have been fears of Taliban retaliation.

Gunmen detonated a car bomb near police and intelligence agency offices on Lahore’s Fatima Jinnah road Wednesday, killing 23 people and wounding more than 100, officials said.