A group of bombs placed throughout three Pakistani cities exploded on Thursday killing ten people and injuring at least 30, the Hindu reported.
The explosions occured on the same day Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammed Nawaz Sharif traveled to Peshawar to discuss security concerns. This is the second time since July that Lahore's popular food street or Old Anarkali market were hit by the blasts, killing one person and injuring 13.
According to police, the bombs were improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and caused low level explosions. One of the bombs was presumably planted inside a hotel and so powerful it caused glass in nearby buildings to shatter.
Another bomb, placed on a bicycle outside of the Quetta police station, exploded and killed five people -- one of which was a police officer, according to Almanar News.
The third blast in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, wounded a police officer. Just last month, the same city suffered a brutal bombing that struck a bus carrying government officials, killing 19 and wounding dozens more.
A bomb disposal team reportedly weighed one of the bombs at 13 pounds and it is unknown who is responsible for them.
Just a day earlier, Pakistan Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud said in an interview that he was open to peace talks but criticized the government for not making any progress with organizing them.
As the decline in international troops next year looms closer, Pakistan has repeatedly worked towards a peace settlement with Afghanistan to avoid issues with domestic Taliban militants.
However, Pakistan's death toll continues to rise as bomb and gun attacks have killed thousands so far this year, specifically in the northwest region where Taliban and Al Qaeda officials hide due to it's close proximity to the Afghan border.
