<p>The suicide bomber tried to enter the building in Sector I-8 of the Pakistani capital, and upon resistance from the guard, he detonated the explosives, Geo News reported.<br /><br />The bank - named Silk - is a joint venture reportedly owned by Saudi Arabian and Pakistani companies. The front portion of the building was destroyed in the blast, witnesses said.<br /><br />A witness told Xinhua that a white car carrying three men pulled up in front of the bank and dropped a young man with a light beard and then drove away. The man was around 20 to 25 years old. The blast took place when the man was about to enter the bank.<br /><br />At least five people were injured in the blast. They were taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a government-run hospital in the capital.<br /><br />The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, said Urdu TV channel ARY.<br />Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, taking serious note of the attack, urged Interior Minister Rehman Malik to take immediate steps to curb acts of terror.<br /><br />Gilani said the incidents of terrorism were not only worsening the law and order in the country but the country was also becoming economically unstable, sources told Online news agency.<br /><br />Malik condemned the blast, and said he would recommend the Sitara-e-Shujaat (Star of Bravery) award for the deceased security guard, identified as Maqbool Ahmed.<br />This was the second blast reported in two days in the capital.<br /><br />On Sunday afternoon, at least three people were injured in a roadside blast in the northern part of the city.<br /><br />The Pakistani Taliban have launched a string of attacks to avenge the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by US special forces in Abbottabad city early last month.</p>
<p>The suicide bomber tried to enter the building in Sector I-8 of the Pakistani capital, and upon resistance from the guard, he detonated the explosives, Geo News reported.<br /><br />The bank - named Silk - is a joint venture reportedly owned by Saudi Arabian and Pakistani companies. The front portion of the building was destroyed in the blast, witnesses said.<br /><br />A witness told Xinhua that a white car carrying three men pulled up in front of the bank and dropped a young man with a light beard and then drove away. The man was around 20 to 25 years old. The blast took place when the man was about to enter the bank.<br /><br />At least five people were injured in the blast. They were taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a government-run hospital in the capital.<br /><br />The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, said Urdu TV channel ARY.<br />Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, taking serious note of the attack, urged Interior Minister Rehman Malik to take immediate steps to curb acts of terror.<br /><br />Gilani said the incidents of terrorism were not only worsening the law and order in the country but the country was also becoming economically unstable, sources told Online news agency.<br /><br />Malik condemned the blast, and said he would recommend the Sitara-e-Shujaat (Star of Bravery) award for the deceased security guard, identified as Maqbool Ahmed.<br />This was the second blast reported in two days in the capital.<br /><br />On Sunday afternoon, at least three people were injured in a roadside blast in the northern part of the city.<br /><br />The Pakistani Taliban have launched a string of attacks to avenge the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by US special forces in Abbottabad city early last month.</p>