Few hours after the first blast a second explosion was heard in Lahore's Gulberg, according to ANI.
Law enforcement personnel have cordoned off the market and a search operation is underway.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that there was no reason to target the building as he was informed that the plaza was not inaugurated yet.
The two blasts come after a recent wave of terror attacks in Pakistan had claimed more than 100 lives.
Discrepancies emerged immediately after the incident on the source of blast. While Pakistan government called it a generator blast, others tweeted it as a bomb blast.To read the full story, Subscribe Now at just Rs 249 a month
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