...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's Kharadar area, according to Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab.
Wahab identified the dear departed as a woman named Sania, wife of Khalid.
As per footage shown on DawnNewsTV, cycle of violences and automobiles, including a police vehicle, suffered damage as people tried to put out fire.
A blurb from the Karachi police's media cell said an improvised bomb (IED) was responsible for the blast. It said that Assistant Sub-inspector Badaruddin was among the injured, adding that he was "out of danger".
"One police pick up and a few other vehicles are damaged in the incident. Crime scene unit has secured the place of incident. BD (bomb disposal) team is working to establish the nature of explosion," the blurb said.
The blast tonight is the second one to terrorise Karachi within the span of a week. Last Thursday, one passerby was killed and at least nine injured when an improvised bomb (IED) planted in a cycle of violence
went off in Saddar.