Lahore, Feb 6 : At least 32 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing at Dera Gazi Khan mosque on Thursday.
Police said the blast-targeted dozens of Shias who had converged at the Al Hussainia Mosque after dark, shortly before a prayer meeting.
Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, police were swift to blame sectarian extremists for the tragedy.
"Ninety-nine percent it looks like a suicide attack," Shaukat Javed, Inspector General of Punjab Police, said.