(Xinhua) -- One person was killed and up to 40 others injured in at least six blasts in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Monday, state-run PTV reported. One person was killed in a blast in the Qasba colony in Karachi and the blasts also caused traffic jam in some parts of city, said the report. TV channel reports said the blasts occurred at Orange Town, Banaras square, Pahar Gunj, Nazim Abad, Shahrah-e-Noor Jehan and Qasba colony in Karachi. The Capital City Police Officer of Karachi Wasim Ahmed was quoted by TV channels as saying that all the blasts were of low intensity and aimed at creating panic in the city. There is no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts.
Some people were outraged over the blasts and took to the street in protest. Police and security personnel have been put on high alert in the city following the blasts. Emergency has been declared in local hospitals. Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani strongly condemned the blasts and asked people to help the government maintain law and order in the country.
The blasts came just one day after an explosion in the capital Islamabad , which left 21 people, mostly policemen, killed and more than 40 others injured. A conference called 'Lal Masjid Shuhada Conference' was held to observe the first anniversary of the military operation against Lal Masjid, also named Red Mosque on Sunday. The authorities deployed some policemen at the site of the gathering to provide security for the participants. At the conclusion of the conference, a suicide bomber approached the policemen and launched the attack.