{"id":100075,"date":"2017-07-24T18:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=100075"},"modified":"2017-07-24T18:59:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:29:01","slug":"22-dead-in-lahore-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/22-dead-in-lahore-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"22 dead in Lahore blast .."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A powerful suicide blast near residence-cum-office of Pakistan&#8217;s Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore on Monday killed at least 22 people, including policemen, and wounded 30 others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lahore police chief Capt (R) Amin Wains said the &#8220;target of blast was police&#8221;. He also confirmed that it was a suicide blast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Rescue 1122, at least 20 people including policemen have been killed in the blast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100076 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pakistan-unrest_1ca90e90-f1fd-11e6-bee8-7b74d3637aa8.jpg\" alt=\"22 dead in Lahore blast ..\" width=\"868\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pakistan-unrest_1ca90e90-f1fd-11e6-bee8-7b74d3637aa8.jpg 960w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pakistan-unrest_1ca90e90-f1fd-11e6-bee8-7b74d3637aa8-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pakistan-unrest_1ca90e90-f1fd-11e6-bee8-7b74d3637aa8-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Police and Lahore Development Authority officials were busy in removing encroachments outside the Arfa Karim Tower, located near the CM&#8217;s Model Town residence, when a powerful blast took place,&#8221; Rescue 1122 Deeba Shahnaz said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The chief minister, who is also the brother of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was in a meeting at his Model Town office when the blast took place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Citing police sources, the Geo News reported that a suicide attacker targeted police personnel deployed at the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful suicide blast near residence-cum-office of Pakistan&#8217;s Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore on Monday killed at least 22 people, including policemen, and wounded 30 others. Lahore police chief Capt (R) Amin Wains said the &#8220;target of blast was police&#8221;. He also confirmed that it was a suicide blast. 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