Blast at Miladul Nabi celebrations in Karachi leaves 6 injured ul Nabi celebrations in Karachi leaves 6 injured

At least six people were injured in a blast which occurred in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area late on Saturday night. Attackers riding a motorcycle reportedly hurled a homemade grenade near the venue of a Mehfil-e-Milad (in commemoration of birth anniversary of Prophet of Islam and Humanity Hazrat Muhammad-PBUH) and fled the scene.

The Mehfil-e-Milad was being held near the Perfume Chowk in Block 18 area of the neighbourhood. SSP East Azfar Mahesar said that following the blast, police and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital where the condition of two was said to be critical who were later shifted to Jinnah hospital.
IT Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and MQM leader Khawaja Izharul Hasan were present at the event at the time of the blast but remained unhurt.
Police, however, mentioned that the gathering was arranged without taking prior permission from relevant authorities.
Soon after the incident, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah telephoned Khawaja Izhar and Faisal Subzwari and inquired about the incident.
Khawaja Izhar informed the chief minister that his driver and Khalid Maqbool’s coordinator were among those injured in the attack.
Meanwhile, Sindh IG Kaleem Imam has sought a report from the SSP East.