Lahore blast kills 11, injures 61 in Pakistan

A bomb has exploded in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore during the morning rush hour, killing at least 11 people and wounding 61 others.

The blast took place in Model Town area near the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) building on Monday.

“We are trying to ascertain the nature of the blast,” police official Mohammad Riaz told AFP.

The death toll is expected to rise further as most of the injured are said to be in critical condition.

The incident has also destroyed the building of the FIA entirely and damaged adjacent buildings.

The FIA is a civilian law enforcement agency that had been targeted by militant attacks before, though today’s bombing appeared to be the first time this particular building was hit.

The explosion seemed to be the strongest to strike Pakistan in the past several weeks.