By IRNA
Islamabad : Eight people were killed in a blast occurred in front of the gate of National Logistic Cell building in Rawalpindi on Monday morning.
Several security officials sustained injuries in the blast. The blast also destroyed a vehicle.
IRNA reporter in Islamabad said that a suicide bomber struck his motorbike with a vehicle of security forces.
Police cordoned off the area after the attack which took place during the morning rush hour.
A series of suicide bomb attacks have hit Rawalpindi in the last year.
In December opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed at a rally there.
Authorities have blamed Taliban militants based near the border with Afghanistan for the attacks.
Several vehicles were reported to have been badly damaged and the bus destroyed in Monday’s blast, which went off near the army headquarters.
Buses, carrying employees of Pakistan’s Intelligence agency ISI and army, were also attacked in Rawalpindi in November that killed over 30 people.
There was no claim of responsibility for the Monday’s attack.
Violence has stepped in Pakistan in recent months as the security forces are engaged in fighting with Taliban-linked militants in northwest.
Pakistan is heading to parliamentary elections as the growing attacks on security forces have increased security fear for the February 18 elections.
The government suspects Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud for being behind the attacks.
The military has recently launched major operation against Mehsud after attacks on army in South Waziristan region, where Mehsud is based.