Authorities warn that the balance of fatalities could rise as more than 70 wounded, and several in critical condition. Among the victims are women and children.
The chief of police in the province of Punjab Mushtaq Sukhera said that the service dysponowały advance information about a possible assassination attempt.
Until now, no one took responsibility for the attack.
explosive charge was detonated immediately after the ceremony at Wagah, which every day draws on both sides of the border thousands of Pakistanis and Indians. The ceremony, regarded as a manifestation of the rivalry between the two nuclear powers, multicolored military parade starts on both sides of the border, and ends before sunset ceremony coordinated lowering of flags of the two countries and the closure of the border.
The attack occurred when between Pakistan and India comes to the severity of the attacks on the background of the conflict over Kashmir.
In addition, the Pakistani army launched an operation against the Taliban in the northwestern part of the country, near the border with Afghanistan. Since the beginning of the operation, in mid-June, killed – by Pakistani authorities – more than 1.1 thousand. fighters. This balance undermine the Taliban themselves, who argue that prior to the start of the government offensive numbers leave their hiding places.
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Pakistan: explosion on the border with India. 45 people dead – Onet.pl
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