A low-intensity bomb went off at a Sufi shrine in the old quarters of Lahore on Thursday, killing at least one man and injuring 12 others, an official spokesman said.
A large number of people had gathered at the 'langar' or community kitchen of the Baba Haider Saeen shrine near the historic Lahore Fort when the explosion occurred.
The explosive device was planted near the shrine, state-run Rescue 1122 service spokesman Fahim Jehanzeb told PTI.
"One man was killed while 12 others were injured, five of them seriously," he said. The injured were taken to Mayo Hospital. A bomb disposal squad swept the spot and collected evidence.
Muhammad Hasan, a bus conductor, said: "I was standing outside my vehicle a few metres away from the shrine when I heard the blast".
He said when he recovered his senses, he rushed to the spot and saw some injured persons. The blast blew out windows at the shrine and caused panic among the people.
No group claimed responsibility for the blast. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, who consider shrines to be "un-Islamic", have targeted such places of worship across Pakistan, including the famous Data Darbar in Lahore.
