One person was killed while 11 others, including a foreigner, were injured when an explosion occured near Karachi airport on Sunday night with at least 10 vehicles catching fire, according to officials.
Speaking to media, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar said that the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), in which one foreigner was also injured.
On the other hand, Crime Investigation Department (CID) Director General Asif Ejaz Shaikh said that “nothing was clear about nature of explosion at this moment.”
Sindh Government’s Rescue-1122 official Hassaan Khan said that one body and several injured persons have been shifted to a hospital, and that 10 vehicles were damaged in the fire after the explosion with four cars completely destroyed.
Meanwhile, Police surgeon Dr. Summaiya confirmed that, “Ten injured persons, including one in critical condition, have been brought the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College (JPMC)”.
She added that among the injured persons, one was a police constable and one woman.
A spokesman for Rescue 1122 Sindh said in a statement sait that Central Command and Control Rescue 1122 received the information and the team of Rescue 1122 along with the ambulance have reached the scene, adding that the “fire is being doused right now.”
A statement from the office of the Sindh Home Minister Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar said that a tanker exploded on Airport Road, adding that he has been in contact with the Malir senior superintendent of police (SSP) regarding the incident.
“We need to ascertain the facts,” the statement said.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has taken notice of the incident and ordered that the injured be provided with the best medical aid.
According to a press statement from the CM’s spokesperson Rasheed Channa, the CM has asked the Sindh Police chief for a report on the incident, as well as detailed information on the cause of the explosion.
