Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister Shuja Khanzada has been assassinated in a suicide blast.<br/><br/>Colonel (retd) Khanzada, along with eight others was killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at his house in Shadi Khal village in Attock district.<br/><br/>Deputy Superintendent of Police Shaukat Shah also died in the blast.<br/><br/>Between 50-100 people were estimated to have been in attendance at the jirga being held at Khanzada's house which also served as his political office.<br/><br/>Many of the victims were buried underneath the wreckage as the entire structure collapsed due to the explosion.<br/><br/>Rescue operations are still underway at the scene of the attack.<br/><br/>Pakistan newspaper Dawn,quotes sources in the interior ministry as saying that banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi(LeJ) has taken responsibility of the suicide attack on Khanzada.<br/><br/>Khanzada was under threat following the killing of LeJ chief Malik Ishaq in July.<br/><br/>He was given charge of the home department in October 2014 and had been actively involved in major operations against terror outfits.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the terrorist attack.<br/><br/>Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan similarly condemned the incident and directed federal and provincial institutions to carry out immediate rescue activities.

Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister Shuja Khanzada has been assassinated in a suicide blast.<br/><br/>Colonel (retd) Khanzada, along with eight others was killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at his house in Shadi Khal village in Attock district.<br/><br/>Deputy Superintendent of Police Shaukat Shah also died in the blast.<br/><br/>Between 50-100 people were estimated to have been in attendance at the jirga being held at Khanzada's house which also served as his political office.<br/><br/>Many of the victims were buried underneath the wreckage as the entire structure collapsed due to the explosion.<br/><br/>Rescue operations are still underway at the scene of the attack.<br/><br/>Pakistan newspaper Dawn,quotes sources in the interior ministry as saying that banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi(LeJ) has taken responsibility of the suicide attack on Khanzada.<br/><br/>Khanzada was under threat following the killing of LeJ chief Malik Ishaq in July.<br/><br/>He was given charge of the home department in October 2014 and had been actively involved in major operations against terror outfits.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the terrorist attack.<br/><br/>Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan similarly condemned the incident and directed federal and provincial institutions to carry out immediate rescue activities.