Blast at Pakistan shrine kills six

A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers yesterday, killing at least six people, officials said.

The blast at the Farid Shakar Ganj shrine in Punjab province was the latest in a string of attacks targeting Sufi shrines in Pakistan.

Islamist militants often target Sufis, whose mystical practices clash with their hardline interpretations of Islam.