Newlywed Among Lahore’s Suicide Attack Victims
KABUL: (MEP) A newlywed, Naveed Ashraf and his new bride, Shawana who were among the 74 people who have been killed in a deadly suicide bombing that rocked Pakistan’s Lahore city on Sunday evening.
It has been only four months when Ashraf and Shawana got married and the Sunday evening took their entire happiness eternally as for so many, it was supposed to be a pleasant day out; among the Christian visitors, a fun way to celebrate Easter Sunday. But a day in the park turned into tragedy.
Seventeen of those killed were minors, Haider Ashraf, the deputy inspector general of police for the Pakistani city, told CNN. Almost 370 others were wounded.
Jamat-ul-Ahrar, the group that claimed responsibility, said it was specifically targeting Christians on the holy day, and has vowed more such attacks.
The attack came at a poignant time for the country’s Christian minority, some of whom were in the city’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park to celebrate Easter.
