The Taliban have admitted to the attack in Pakistan. The aim of the attack were to be Christians – Polish Radio

The explosion occurred on Sunday in the area of ​​the parking lot in front of the park Gulshan-e-Iqbal, only a few meters away from the children’s swings. Park Easter Sunday evening was full of people. Wounded, some in critical condition, were taken to six hospitals in the city. Most are women and more than 50 children.

 

The head of the local police Haider Ashraf said that the explosion caused the suicide bomber, but the investigation continues.

 

Premier of the state government Shahbaz Sharif has announced three days of mourning and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice.

 

“We have entered into Lahore”

 

To carry out the attack involving a suicide admitted Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, or fraction of Tehrik-i-Taliban. Spokesman fraction Ehsanullah Ehsan also said that the aim of the attack was the Christian minority.

 

– We want to convey to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, we have entered into Lahore. He can do whatever he wants, but will not be able to stop us. Our suicide bombers will continue these attacks – said a spokesman for the Taliban.

 

On the other hand, in Islamabad on Sunday sent the army into the streets. Previously, there has been a police clashes with protesters against the hanging of the court judgment murderer of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer. Taseer defended the Christian Asia Bibi accused of blasphemy.

 

Islamist militants in Pakistan frequently attacked Christians and other minorities in the past 10 years. Christians accuse the government of that does little to protect them.

 

Rebellions Taliban

 

Pakistan, inhabited by 200 million people, mostly Sunnis, is plagued by rebellions Taliban, gang activity and violence against religious. They are suffering Christians, who represent only 2 to 4 percent. (Depending on the source), and often accusations are blasphemy against Islam, which carries the death penalty.

 

Punjab is the largest and richest province of the country, until recently also the quietest. From the capital of the Punjab, Lahore, comes Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. His opponents accuse him of tolerating militants in return for peace in the province. Prime Minister, of course, strongly rejects these accusations.

 

In 2014, Pakistan launched an offensive against the Taliban and allied with them militants in North Waziristan, trying to banish them from the safe mountain hideouts from which jihadists to carry out attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan on the other side of the border.

 

In the last year killed our popular minister in the Punjab provincial authorities, and at least eight people in a bomb blast that destroyed his home.

 

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