Just a quick diary to break this horrific news. According to the New York Times,
A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people, mostly women and children, at a park in Lahore on Sunday in an attack claimed by a Pakistani Taliban faction which said it had targeted Christians.
More than 300 other people were wounded, officials said.
The explosion occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park close to children's swings. The park is a popular site for members of Lahore's Christian community, many of whom had gone there to celebrate the Easter weekend holiday.
A faction of the Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar has claimed responsibility for the attacks. They targeted Christians, many of them children. The death toll is expected to grow.
A spokesman for the group, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said
"We want to send this message to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that we have entered Lahore."
All parks were closed after the attack, and three days of mourning have been announced. The Vatican made a statement saying the Pope was praying for all Pakistanis..
Heartbreaking. And inexplicable.