Pictures: Lahore bombing

Rescue services hurried to the Mall Road site in an attempt to save those trapped beneath the rubble [Imran Khan/Al Jazeera]

Residents too arrived at the scene in hopes of finding their relatives still alive [AFP]

The explosion created a water-filled crater in the centre of Lahore's business district [Imran Khan/Al Jazeera]

There were few survivors, such was the impact of the explosion of the blast [Imran Khan/Al Jazeera]

Police announced the arrest of two suspects as they accused the Pakistan Taliban of carrying out the devastating attack [AFP]