Karachi Blast: Increase in deaths and injuries, eyewitness statement

A private guard was also injured in the blast in Karachi, according to Baaghi TV.

An eyewitness bank employee said that the building collapsed on the first or second floor. The blast occurred around 10 a.m., with 17 to 18 people present at the bank.

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On the other hand, explosion injuries have increased. The number of injured has reached 20. The injured have been shifted to hospitals, and the death toll has risen. The blast killed five people. PPP leader, provincial minister Saeed Ghani has arrived at the scene. Commissioner Karachi has also reached the spot.

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Talking to media, Saeed Ghani said, “It may be a cylinder or a gas. No fire has been seen anywhere, nothing can be said yet. Relief work is underway, there are two-storey commercials, it would be premature to declare the incident a terrorist act. Not in a position to confirm the deaths, the commissioner is coordinating the Karachi operation”.

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On the other hand, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has sought a report from the IG Sindh on the incident.

After the incident, the area has been completely sealed off. People are being told, don’t come near the building, the building could collapse at any moment. The media has also been kept away from the building, with the first floor more affected by the blast.

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The blast also damaged motorcycles and vehicles parked outside the building. The death toll is expected to rise, the blast took place at a Meezan bank branch in Karachi, injuring ten people. Police are still investigating whether the blast took place inside or outside the building.

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Rescue teams have also reached the spot, rescue teams have started work, police have cordoned off the scene, police have started investigation into the blast.

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