Suicide blast outside Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore One police man died 4 persons injured Lahore: By Asghar Ali Mubarak

One police man died 4 persons injured in suicide blast outside Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Lahore: By Asghar Ali Mubarak
One policeman died and four persons were injured today in a suicide blast here near the Gaddafi Stadium where a day-night match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe was underway.
The cricket match was underway when the suicide blast took place near the stadium at 9 PM, injured were rushed to nearby hospital where their condition was stated to be out of dangers.
Earlier Pakistan Cricket Board immediately issued a statement, saying it was a “power transformer blast” that was caused by malfunctioning.A couple of policemen received minor injuries, it said.
Police have cordoned off the area and no one is allowed to leave or enter the premises.
Even media was not allowed to reach the spot.
A Rescue 1122 sources told that at least five people had been injured in the blast and one died.
The information minister Pervaiz Rasheed confirmed it was a suicide, blast.
The Punjab government has given a “presidential” security to the Zimbabwe Cricket Team to ensure that no terror incident could take place during its tour.
This is the first tour of any international cricket team in Pakistan since the attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team by Taliban in March 2009 in Lahore’s Liberty Chowk (near Gaddafi Stadium) in which six members of the visiting team were injured.
The Punjab police claimed to have extra-ordinary security measures to avoid any untoward incident.

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Suicide blast outside Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore One police man died 4 persons injured

Lahore: By Asghar Ali Mubarak

Pakistani batsman Mukhtar Ahmed (R) plays a shot as Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Charles Coventry looks on during the second and final International T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on May 24, 2015. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)

One policeman died and four persons were injured today in a suicide blast here near the Gaddafi Stadium where a day-night match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe was underway.

The cricket match was underway when the suicide blast took place near the stadium at 9 PM, injured were rushed to nearby hospital where their condition was stated to be out of dangers.

Earlier Pakistan Cricket Board immediately issued a statement, saying it was a “power transformer blast” that was caused by malfunctioning.A…

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One police man died 4 persons injured in suicide blast outside Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Lahore: By Asghar Ali Mubarak
One policeman died and four persons were injured today in a suicide blast here near the Gaddafi Stadium where a day-night match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe was underway.
The cricket match was underway when the suicide blast took place near the stadium at 9 PM, injured were rushed to nearby hospital where their condition was stated to be out of dangers.
Earlier Pakistan Cricket Board immediately issued a statement, saying it was a “power transformer blast” that was caused by malfunctioning.A couple of policemen received minor injuries, it said.
Police have cordoned off the area and no one is allowed to leave or enter the premises.
Even media was not allowed to reach the spot.
A Rescue 1122 sources told that at least five people had been injured in the blast and one died.
The information minister Pervaiz Rasheed confirmed it was a suicide, blast.
The Punjab government has given a “presidential” security to the Zimbabwe Cricket Team to ensure that no terror incident could take place during its tour.
This is the first tour of any international cricket team in Pakistan since the attack on Sri Lankan Cricket Team by Taliban in March 2009 in Lahore’s Liberty Chowk (near Gaddafi Stadium) in which six members of the visiting team were injured.
The Punjab police claimed to have extra-ordinary security measures to avoid any untoward incident.