Policeman looks inside a car which was blown up by hand grenade in Gulberg area on Wednesday. ONLINE PHOTO by Anwar Abbas
Policeman looks inside a car which was blown up by hand grenade in Gulberg area on Wednesday.
ONLINE PHOTO by Anwar Abbas

KARACHI: Gulberg police registered FIR on Thursday under anti terror laws against two suspects involved in a blast a day earlier, DawnNews reported.

A car parked close to a private hospital in Karachi’s Gulberg area exploded suddenly on Wednesday night injuring both occupants.

“Some type of explosive were present inside the car when it went off, wounding both occupants of the car,” said DIG West Naeem Akram Baroka. “The attack was not carried out from outside,” he added.

One of the injured suspects fled the hospital after receiving basic medical treatment, before the arrival of police on the scene whereas the other suspect who was under treatment was taken into custody, police sources said.

Police said that search continued for the other suspect.

Moreover in other incidents of violence, one preson died of gunshot wounds in Karachi’s Bhains colony area.

Five people were injured in firing incidents in Karachi’s Manghopir and Akbar Road areas.

Another person lost his life to firing and another was injured in Orangi town area of Karachi.

Another incident of violence in Karachi’s Orangi Town area claimed one life and injured four others including two women.

Nearby shops and markets were closed as fear and panic gripped the area after the incident.

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