Aljazeera TV announced that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has declared that his group is responsible for the Lahore attack, in a phone call to the channel.
The suicide attack is the first since the flood, and left at least 33 dead and more than 150 wounded. The victims targeted were Shi'ite Muslims.
The U.S. Department of State yesterday announced that it is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the location of Hakimullah Mehsud and Wali Ur Rehman, his second-in-command.








