KARACHI: At least five people have been killed in an explosion near the Cantt Railway Station in Karachi. (Ref. Geo TV & Jang News)
According to initial reports the explosion took in a passenger bus which caught fire. A nearby hotel and vehicles parked next to the bus were also damaged in the explosion.
MS JPMC Seemi Jamali said 40 injured including several women and children were rushed to the hospital. Eight of those injured are said to be in critical condition and emergency has been declared at JPMC.
According to the police the bus was bound for Sargodha from Karachi. Spokesman from the Sindh police, Imran Shaukhat said the cause of the explosion was not yet known.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has taken notice of the explosion and summoned a report from IG Sindh.
MS JPMC Seemi Jamali said 40 injured including several women and children were rushed to the hospital. Eight of those injured are said to be in critical condition and emergency has been declared at JPMC.
According to the police the bus was bound for Sargodha from Karachi. Spokesman from the Sindh police, Imran Shaukhat said the cause of the explosion was not yet known.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has taken notice of the explosion and summoned a report from IG Sindh.
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