5 dead, 15 injured in bomb attack in Lahore February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by shameen EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Pakistani volunteers gather near the bodies of suspected Taliban-linked militants, who were killed in a raid by security forces, at a mortuary in Karachi on February 22, 2017. Pakistan’s military on February 22 launched a countrywide anti-terrorist operation days after a series of bloody extremist assaults killing dozens of people across the country, the military said. “Pakistan army launches ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fassad'(elimination of violence)across the country,” a military statement said. / AFP PHOTO / RIZWAN TABASSUM Pakistani security officials cordon off the site of a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least five people were killed and 30 injured after a blast ripped through a building in an upscale shopping area of Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the latest in a surge in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani security officials examine the site of a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least five people were killed and 30 injured after a blast ripped through a building in an upscale shopping area of Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the latest in a surge in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani security officials examine the site of a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least five people were killed and 30 injured after a blast ripped through a building in an upscale shopping area of Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the latest in a surge in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani security officials examine the site after a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani officials move a damaged car from the site after a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani officials move a damaged car from the site after a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani security officials examine the site after a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI Pakistani security officials examine the site after a bomb attack in Lahore on February 23, 2017. At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s Lahore on February 23, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in Islamist violence. / AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI