Meezan Bank Karachi blast occurred due to explosive materials

Meezan Bank Karachi blast occurred due to explosive materials instead of the earlier suggested gas leakage.

The forensics report of the explosion that occurred near Maskan Chowrangi two months ago has indicated the presence of explosive materials at the site of the blast.

Meezan Bank Karachi blast occurred due to explosive

A media outlet suggested nexus between the Bank officials with outlawed terrorist outfit who might have stored explosives at that branch.

That blast killed at least nine people and injured several people on October 21, 2020 on the first floor of Allah Noor Apartments’ building near Maskan Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

Police had registered a case on the complaint of the manager of a Meezan bank office located inside the residential building.

Later, police launched investigations into the explosion.

After an initial inspection of the site, the bomb disposal squad had determined that the gas leakage might have resulted in the explosion.

But the police found their conclusion doubtful since then.

Subsequently, the police sent the samples collected by the bomb disposal squad to the Hussain Ibrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry at the University of Karachi (KU) for further analysis.

According to the report which the KU laboratory prepared, they had received two sealed parcels containing debris.

Explosive trinitrotoluene or TNT used

One contained sand, glass and metal particles, the other parcel contained traces of explosive trinitrotoluene or TNT, a highly explosive material comprised of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon.

However, when contacted, Investigation SP Junaid Shaikh said that the police did not agree entirely with the laboratory’s report.

Now they have sent the samples to the Punjab Forensic Science Agency for further analysis.

He said they would ascertain the actual cause of the explosion after the PFSA report.

The police have also sought a report from the Sui Southern Gas Company for further clarity on the matter.

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