KARACHI
\nA blast ripped through Karachi\u2019s crowded Bolton Market in Kharadar on Monday evening, leaving one woman dead and nearly a dozen people \u2014 including three police officers \u2014 wounded, Geo News reported.
\nOfficials said that a police vehicle was the target as three policemen \u2014 including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) \u2014 sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted in a motorcycle, was detonated near the mobile.
\nThe deceased woman was travelling in a rickshaw with her child when the blast occurred, the police said, adding that all the injured had been shifted to a nearby hospital.
\nIn light of the situation, an emergency has been imposed across all public healthcare facilities in the metropolis.
\nFollowing the blast, a fire brigade reached the site of the incident and doused the flames. Eyewitnesses said that the sound of the blast could be heard in faraway areas.
\nThe development comes four days after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Saddar area left one person dead and 13 injured. The terror incident is still under investigation.
\n\u2018A challenge\u2019
\nSpeaking to journalists, Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) South DIG Sharjeel Kharal said he had a conversation with the driver of the vehicle \u2014 who escaped the blast unscathed \u2014 and he confirmed that the bomb detonated as the mobile reached the point.
\nThe deputy inspector-general said the blast is being investigated and the police will use all resources to catch the perpetrators behind the attack.
\n\u201cIn such a big city with a huge population, it is possible for [a blast to take place] when a person parks and motorbike or a cycle and walks away. This is indeed a challenge for us,\u201d he said.
\n\u2018Deploying police at every inch of city not possible\u2019
\nLabour Minister Sindh Saeed Ghani said terrorist incidents were occurring at several places across the country and it was a challenge not only for the provincial government but entire Pakistan.
\n\u201cIt is impossible to keep an eye on everything that takes place at every alley in such a big city […] deploying police at every inch is not possible,\u201d the provincial minister said.
\nThe labour minister said the enemies of the country were taking advantage of the political instability. But, he added, that police and rangers had taken on terrorists before and they will defeat them.
\nCondemnations pour in
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the incident and expressed his sorrow upon the demise of a woman in the blast. He also showed sympathy towards all those injured in the explosion and directed the authorities concerned to arrest the perpetrators involved in the crime as soon as possible.
\nPM Shehbaz further assured the Sindh government of complete assistance from the Centre and ordered enhancing the security situation across the country.
\nHe also asked the provincial government to ensure the injured received state-of-the-art treatment facilities.
\nChief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz also condemned the incident and prayed for the early recovery of the people injured in the blast.
\n\u201cOnly through unity and consensus can we stop such incidents […] the enemy is conspiring to create instability in the country,\u201d the chief minister said in a statement.
\nTo foil the attacks, the chief minister said officials would have to think beyond politics and in the interests of the nation.
\nMQM-P Rabta Committee condemned the incident and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims.
\n\u201cIncreasing terrorist incidents are alarming […] law enforcement agencies (LEAs) should deal with terrorists with an iron fist,\u201d the body added.
\nThe minister said the government was not specifically informed about a threat to the Kharadar area as he noted that chances of incidents of terrorism were not only confined to Sindh but were prevalent across the country.
\nBut he vowed that the government would eradicate the menace of terrorism and terrorist organisations once and for all. \u201cWe also are taking action in line with our reports.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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