ISLAMABAD, 24 June 2021, (TON): A bomb explosion in Lahore's Johar Town residential area killed at least three people and caused significant damage to surrounding residences and parked vehicles.

A hospital spokesman said “at least 21 people were wounded in the attack. Some of those, including children, are in critical condition.”

Inspector General Punjab Police Inam Ghani said “the attack was conducted using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).”

 A car parked close to a house had exploded, setting ablaze nearby cars and motorcycles, a witness, Fahim Ahmad, told reporters at the scene.

Among those wounded in the powerful blast were some police officers manning a checkpoint next to the house of Hafiz Saeed, the jailed chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD).

Ghani told reporters "Apparently what we see is that our law enforcement agencies are the target.” "You can see our police officials are also wounded." Not ruling out the possibility of foreign involvement in the attack, the province’s top cop said the police has received 65 threat alerts recently.