Explosion In Gulshan-I-Iqbal Building In Karachi; 3 Dead, 15 Injured

Pakistan's financial capital, Karachi, was rocked by an explosion in which 3 persons died and 15 were wounded. The explosion took place in a multi-storey building near Maskan Chowrangi in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Wednesday.

The cause of the blast has not been ascertained yet. However, local police said that it "seems to be a cylinder blast". Along with law-enforcement agencies, the rescue team has arrived at the site and   cordoned off the area.

A bomb disposal squad is yet to arrive to verify the cause of the blast.

(More details awaited.)