KARACHI: An explosion has Taken place near the Keep in building the Club Road in Karachi.
According to eye witness reports, there was an exchange of gunfire Prior to the blasts, Express reports 24 / 7 correspondent Ahmed Jung.
Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza That confirms five Thurs six people opened fire before the explosion.
Initial reports suggest the explosion Targeted That the DIG CID's office in the area.
The DIG was Not inside the building at the time of the blast.
Casualties
So far, 11 people are being Reported dead, while More Than 50 Have Been Injured.
According to Express, 24 / 7 Correspondent Ahmed Jung, The Number of Injured is EE Thurs rise considerably.
Two FC Officials Injured were found inside the building.
Blast Intensity
Ahmed Jung reports The blast caused a 6 Thurs 1910 feet crater in the ground at the entrance of the building, while 16 Thurs 1920 houses nearby were heavilly Damaged.
Initial reports states "some of the nearby buildings were heavilly Damaged.
Express News Correspondent Nadeem Khan reports the intensity of the explosion was Such That it was heard for kilometers around and Many nearby buildings Have Been Damaged.
According to officials as this is the intensity blast was the Highest To Have Been ever witnessed in Karachi.
Nature of the blast
It Is Not yet clear Whether the explosion was a suicide explosion or NOT.
Site of Blast
The Explosion Took Place in a very busy area. Other please Keep in the building, There Is Also the Chief Minister House, Governor House, Pearl Continental Hotel and the Sheraton in the area.
The bomb disposal squad is searching the site for any more Explosives.
Rescue Services
According to Express News correspondent Sultan Shakir Several people are trapped under the rubble of the building.
Ambulances have takeing the area and the Injured are being Taken Thurs nearby hospitals, But Several Casualties are feared. So Far, More Than 55 Injured Have Been Taken Thurs Jinnah Hospital.
Rescue Workers are moving inside the building Which was initially blocked by the rubble.
Police and Rangers have cordoned of the area around the emergency of the Jinnah Hospital.
Official Statements
Former Chief CPLC Jameel Yousuf Says That the AIM of the explosion Could have been to rescue the terror suspects were being WHO were Kept in the building.
They Said That the Injured Who Are Being Taken to the Hospitals have nudged Those suspects Within Them and Security at the Hospitals Should Be Aware of this as Their accomplices nudged try Thurs Rescue Them from there as well.
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