Pakistan Blast

Sat, April 2, 2016 / 11:58 am

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Family members of Pakistani Christian boy Sahil Pervez, mourn his death, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 28, 2016. The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning period following the attack. AP/B.K. Bangash
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Affafa, who lost her parents and a sister in a bombing and another sister and brother badly injured, sits in a room in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 28, 2016. Pakistan's prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the previous day in the eastern city of Lahore, killing 70 people. AP/B.K. Bangash
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The grandmother of Pakistani Christian boy Sahil Pervez, mourns his death, at a church in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 28, 2016. The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning period following the attack. AP/B.K. Bangash
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Members of a civil society group light candles during a vigil for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombing, Monday, March 28, 2016 in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan's prime minister vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the previous day in the eastern city of Lahore, killing tens of people.
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Fahd Ali, 10, injured in a bomb attack that killed his parents and a sister and wounded two sisters, sits outside his home in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 28, 2016. Pakistan's prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the previous day in the eastern city of Lahore, killing 70 people. AP/ B.K. Bangash
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A Pakistani nun holds a candle during a vigil for victims of the Sunday's deadly suicide bombing in a park, Monday, March 28, 2016 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan's prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the previous day in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 70 people. AP/ K.M. Chaudary
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People carry the coffin of Sahil Pervez who was killed in a bomb attack in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 28, 2016. The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning period following the attack. AP/K.M. Chaudary

akistan's prime minister on Monday vowed to eliminate perpetrators of terror attacks such as the massive suicide bombing that targeted Christians gathered for Easter the previous day in the eastern city of Lahore, killing 70 people.

The attack underscored both the militants' ability to stage large-scale attacks despite a months-long government offensive against them and the precarious position of Pakistan's minority Christians. A breakaway Taliban faction, which publicly supports the Islamic State group, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Meanwhile, in the capital of Islamabad, extremists protested for a second day outside Parliament and other key buildings in the city center. The demonstrators set cars on fire, demanding that authorities impose Islamic law or Sharia. The army, which was deployed Sunday to contain the rioters, remained out on the streets