Easter bombing

Five suspects linked to Easter bombing mastermind arrested

The emergency law gives police and the military extensive powers to arrest, detain and interrogate suspects without court orders.

May 24, 2019, 20:53 PM IST

Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 72

Pakistan has rounded up more than 5,000 militant suspects, then released most of them, in the two days since a suicide bomber killed at least 72 people in a park in Lahore at Easter, a provincial minister said on Tuesday.

Mar 29, 2016, 20:38 PM IST

Over 5000 people detained in Pakistan after Easter bombing in Lahore

Pakistan has detained more than 200 people and questioned thousands more as authorities hunt down those behind the Easter Sunday bombing in Lahore which killed 73 people, including children, the Punjab provincial law minister said Tuesday.

Mar 29, 2016, 18:07 PM IST

Lahore blasts: Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif cancels UK visit

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday cancelled his visit to Britain following the horrific Easter bombing at a popular park in Lahore that left over 70 people dead.

Mar 28, 2016, 14:11 PM IST