ISLAMABAD: One person was killed while at least 13 were injured on Thursday night when a blast took place in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.
According to Geo News, the blast seemed to have targeted a vehicle of the Pakistan Coast Guards at Daudpota Road in the busy Saddar neighborhood where plenty of restaurants are located.
The intensity of the blast damaged cars and motorcycles parked near the scene of the explosion.
The injured were rushed to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) for treatment.
A Rangers official stands near a car damaged in a blast in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 12, 2022. (AN photo/S.A Babar)
Speaking to Arab News, JPMC’s Shahid Rasool confirmed at least one casualty.
“[It seems as if] ball bearings have injured [the victims]. So, [it is] probably a bomb blast,” he said.
Police and law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and a bomb disposal unit has also arrived at the place of explosion.
Speaking to Geo News, Sindh information minister Sharjeel Memon said the authorities did not have any intelligence on the blast.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah issued a red alert at all hospitals in Karachi to deal with the situation.
