KARACHI: At least ten people were killed and scores of others were reportedly injured in a blast that took place at the city’s Sher Shah Paracha Chowk area Saturday.
As per initial reports, the blast took place in a nullah located in the area and caused immense damage to the building of a private bank located nearby.
The blast occurred due to a gas leak in the nullah, said police.
Rescue officials arrived at the scene to shift the injured to the Civil Hospital for treatment.
Police confirmed that the blast took place inside a nullah and not in a PMT, as some people believed initially.