A powerful car bomb has exploded near the residence of a jailed anti-India militant leader in eastern Pakistan, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others, police and rescue officials say.
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The blast happened on Wednesday in the Johar Town neighbourhood of the city of Lahore. Provincial police chief Inam Ghani said officers were still trying to determine whether it was a suicide bombing or the bomb was detonated remotely.
Ghani said some police officers were also among the wounded.
He confirmed the bombing happened near the residence of anti-India militant leader Hafiz Seed, who has been designated a terrorist by the US Justice Department and has a $US10 million ($A13 million) bounty on his head.
Saeed is the founder of an outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba group, which was blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.
TV footage showed badly damaged homes, and many residents said it was a bomb attack. Doctors say some of the wounded were in critical condition.
Australian Associated Press
