Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has condemned the terrorist attack outside Punjab Assembly in Lahore expressed his grief for loss of innocent lives.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), COAS has directed the local commander and intelligence agencies to provide all necessary assistance to civil administration in evacuation of injured to hospitals and to apprehend those responsible for this heinous act.
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Earlier, a powerful bomb went off outside Punjab Assembly on Mall Road in Lahore, killing 14 people, including senior police officials, and leaving scores of others injured.
The death toll is feared to go up as some of those injured are in critical condition.