Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 17 Nov 2018, 02:49 pm Print
Karachi: A blast in Karachi’s Quaidabad area of Pakistan left at least two people killed and eight others injured on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Rescue officials rushed to the spot immediately after the blast.
The injured people were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for treatment.
JPMC Executive Director Dr Seemi Jamali confirmed to Dawn News the death of two persons, saying they succumbed to injuries on their way to the hospital.
One of the dead persons was identified as Papu Mushtaq.
The identity of the other person is still not known.
The injured men were identified as Rasheed, 18, Mushtaq, 22, Haq Nawaz, 55, Siddiq 55, Araslan, 35, Allah Ditta, 25, Qamar Abbas, 28, and Shahab, 26, reported Dawn News.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
As per Geo News report, a case was registered against unknown suspects on Saturday in the Counter-Terrorism Department's police station in relation to Friday's explosion.
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