2021 Lahore bombing
On 23 June 2021, a car bomb exploded in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, killing three people. Bombing On 23 June 2021, about 11 am local time, a car bombing took place in Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Three people were killed and more than 21 others injured. Police believe that the target was the house which was damaged in the bombing. It is believed to be where Hafiz Saeed, co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah was living at the time. An estimated 30kg of explosives were used. Investigation Over the next two days, raids were conducted to arrest the suspects. They were later charged with explosives offences. Later, a foreign national identified as Peter Paul David, was offloaded from a Karachi-bound flight and shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. He had been shuttling between Karachi, Lahore and Dubai frequently, while he could not satisfy the investigators about the purpose of these visits and his activities. The car used in the blast had been sold further multiple times and David was its last owner, who handed over his car to one his friend for a couple of days use and has not seen his face as he was masked.