The Reuters reports that according to police sources ignited a bomb jacket in the parking space of the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park just a few metres from a playground. Due to the Catholic Easter holidays the park was full of women and children.

The French consulate reported that information from a local officer rises the number of dead to 56. The same officer, Muhamad Ousman, noted that the military is operating in the area while the number of victims might become even bigger. 

In fact, the latest reports rise the numbers to 65 dead and 250 wounded.

The responsibility for the bombing was taken by a Taliban section, the Lamaat ul Ahrar. They stated that their goal was to hit the small Christian community in Lahore.