- At least nine people have been killed in an explosion outside a major Sufi Muslim shrine in the Pakistani city of Lahore on May 8, 2019.
- It has been claimed by the Hizbul Ahrar, a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.
- Located near the Bhati Gate inside the ancient Walled City of Lahore, Data Darbar is one of the largest Sufi shrines in South Asia.
- Built in the 11th Century, it is where Sufi saint Abul Hassan Ali Hajveri – also known as Data Ganj Baksh – was laid to rest.
- It is considered to be one of the most sacred sites in Lahore.
- It is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year from both Sunni and Shia traditions of Islam.
