Pakistan’s PM Vows to Boost Counterterror Efforts After Lahore Blast

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to intensify counterterrorism operations in the wake of Sunday’s deadly suicide bombing in the eastern city of Lahore targeting Christians. At least 72 people, including about 30 children, were killed and 300 others were wounded in the blast at a crowded park.
“I know terrorists are attacking soft targets like public places and parks, killing innocent citizens in desperation because security forces have deprived them of their hideouts, training facilities and terrorist infrastructure,” Nawaz Sharif said in a televised address Monday, vowing the mission to wipe out “these terrorists” will not be deterred by such attacks.