At least 16 killed, 40 injured in bomb blast in Lahore
At least 16 people, including a police DIG and an SSP, were killed and 40 others were injured in a bomb explosion outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan, according to reports. The explosion occurred during a protest by chemists and pharmaceuticals against the government, reports added. Pakistani Taliban's faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast.