KARACHI – At least three foreign nationals were killed and 17 others sustained injuries in an explosion near Karachi airport on Sunday night, with at least ten vehicles catching fire, according to officials.
Crime Investigation Department (CID) Director General Asif Ejaz Shaikh told Dawn TV that “nothing was clear about the nature of the explosion at this moment.”
However, speaking to Geo News, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar said that the explosion was caused by a suspected improvised explosive device (IED), in which one foreigner was also injured.
Sindh Government’s Rescue-1122 official Hassaan Khan, while speaking to the media, said that one body and several injured persons had been shifted to a hospital and that ten vehicles were damaged in the fire after the explosion, with four cars destroyed.
Meanwhile, Police surgeon Dr Summaiya confirmed that “Ten injured persons, including one in critical condition, have been brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College (JPMC)”.
She added that among the injured persons, one was a police constable and one woman.
While no details have yet surfaced regarding the exact location of the blast, the report said that the entire area surrounding the airport has been cordoned off while a search operation is in progress.
The report added that law enforcement agencies have closed all entry and exit points to the airport, and airport authorities have provided no information regarding flight operations.
