Motorcycle blast kills 2 in Peshawar’s bazar
PESHAWAR: A motorcycle packed with explosives went off in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Sunday morning, killing two people and severely injuring another, police said.
The motorcycle carried between 4 and 5 kilogrammes of explosives when it detonated in the Board Bazaar area of Peshawar, said Kashif Abbasi, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) operations in Peshawar.
“We have also recovered a mutilated body and our bomb disposal unit is investigating the area,” he said.
The explosives detonated prematurely, Abbasi added. He did not say what was the intended target.
On the other hand, officials of the Counterterrorism Department (CTD) and rescue teams are also present to collect evidence. An investigation into the incident is taking place and the police has cordoned off the area.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif offered prayers for the victims. “We are fully determined to root out terrorism,” he said, according to a statement from his office.
Board Bazar is a busy road in Peshawar where usually there is heavy traffic. However, at the time of the blast, the traffic was slow.
Earlier during the day, a policeman, his wife, and six children sustained burn injuries in an explosion that occurred in the residential quarters of Karachi Central Jail due to a gas leakage.
The incident took place on Sunday morning in the residential quarters of Karachi Central Jail when an explosion occurred due to a gas leakage, leading to a fire. As a result of the blaze, Head Constable Tariq, his wife, and six children sustained injuries.
Upon receiving information about the incident, the police and rescue agencies rushed to the scene. The fire brigade managed to control the fire, while the rescue agencies transferred the injured to the burns ward of Civil Hospital.
According to the police, the injured are receiving medical treatment at Civil Hospital Burns Center, and the condition of the police officer, his wife, and two children is reported to be critical.
Earlier, a gas explosion in a house — used to sell computer equipment online — was reported from Karachi’s North Nazimabad area, in which one person died.
According to the rescue officials, the reason for the explosion was due to gas filling in a house, while the victim who perished in the explosion was identified as the gatekeeper of the house, whose body is been shited to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.