[8] Hussain, one of the injured policemen told The Express Tribune:[9] We were standing under a tree when I spotted an auto rickshaw coming from the wrong side.

I looked around and found bodies lying everywhere and blood splattered.Soon after the attack, police and other law enforcement personnel reached the site of the incident and cordoned off the area.

[11] The then Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of many lives.

"[13] DG ISPR Asif Ghafoor tweeted, "COAS shares grief with victim families of Lhr blast.

PTI Secretary Information Shafqat Mahmood also condemned the blast and expressed his sympathies to the bereaved families.

"[17] Interior Minister, Chudhary Nisar postponed his much awaited press conference saying it was not possible for him to address political issues in the wake of casualties.