Lahore blast: Death toll reaches 8

Lahore, Feb 24 (ANI): The Lahore blast claimed atleast eight lives and and dozens injured after an explosion rocked a market in Pakistan's Lahore on Thursday. Panic gripped the area after a loud explosion was heard across Y-Block in DHA Lahore, reports Geo News. According to authorities, it was a generator blast. Security forces cordoned off the residential neighbourhood, also home to banks and coffee shops, rescue officials said, after what one bank worker said was a "frightening" explosion.