Cracker blast at KU injures 8

KARACHI: At least 8 students injured in cracker blast at Karachi University here Tuesday. As per details, a cracker blast in Karachi University at Arts lobby, near Mehmood-ul Hassan Library at 1:00PM injured 8 students. After receiving information police, Rangers, bomb disposals squads and ambulance rushed at the site and dispatched the injured students to hospital. The bomb was of 200-gram.

According to the University sources, one student organisation targeted the other student’s organisation while police sources told that it was parcel attack. Police sources further told that it was cracker blast of low intensity.
SSP Gulshan Iqbal Naeem Shaikh, SSP Special investigation unit Umer Khattab, SP CID Investigation Mazhar Mashwani and DIG Shaukat Ali visited the site.

DIG East Shaukat said that it would be premature to say anything about the blast while, after University searching and probe into the matter the realty would be disclosed. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sindh Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza condemned the bomb attack at the university and sought report from CCPO Karachi in this regard.
He directed to conduct inquiry with Sindh rangers. He said that the security of the university should be reviewed. He said that all facilities of medical treatment should be provided to the students.

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