One person was killed and 12 others were injured in bomb attack that targeted the trash in Pakistani police in Karachi said late on Thursday.
The explosion destroyed the Sadar neighborhood of The most populous in Pakistan city At about 11 pm (6 pm GMT).
Initial investigation indicated that the explosive material was planted in A motorbike was parked near a trash can. house Officer Sajjad Khan.
Target of The attack It was not immediately announced.
However, Khan said the Coast Guard vehicle He was among the “several” damaged in blast while one The dead man was a “passerby”.
A female suicide bomber killed four last month peopleincluding three Chinese, in a attack on A minibus carrying employees of a Beijing culture program at the University of Karachi.
Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) – A group Fight for independence in Pakistan’s largest and poorest province – claimed responsibility for the attack for April 26 strike.
China has made Huge investments in energy and infrastructure in Balochistan under a $54 billion scheme known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
However, the program Developed Chinese citizens in crosshairs of Baloch separatists, who Locals say they don’t see their gallery share of Riches of natural resources in The region.
In April 2021 there was a suicide bombing attack In a luxury hotel hosting the Chinese ambassador in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, four killed and dozens wounded.
The ambassador was unharmed.
Last January, Baluch separatists killed three and wounded 22 in Shelling on eastern city of Lahore.
More broadly, Pakistan has been seeing a slight uptick in Militant attacks.
pakistani institute for Conflict and Security Studies said attacks rose 24% between March and April.
