Several vehicles parked outside the building were completely or partially charred as broken glass, metal pieces, and blood-soaked shoes and caps and clothes were strewn at the site.Īuthorities said that the building, which also housed a private bank, was illegally constructed on a drainage line. Ten killed, scores injured in an explosion at a building in Karachi's Shershah Paracha Chowk area, this afternoon: Pakistan MediaĪNI /AeUlbikeyL- Lakshmipriya Sahoo December 18, 2021 #MQM LIVE TV TV#Further investigations to ascertain the cause are underway, the police added.įootage aired on local broadcaster Geo TV showed rescuers scrambling amid the rubble to pull out bodies and injured, taking them to nearby ambulances. The deceased included the father of a ruling party parliamentarian, Alamgir Khan.Īll 11 people being treated for injuries are in critical condition, he added.Īccording to the initial investigations, the police said, the blast is believed to be the result of leakage in a nearby gas pipeline. Azra Pechuhu told reporters that at least 16 people were killed and 11 injured in the blast. Health Minister for southern Sindh province, of which Karachi is the capital, Dr. The explosion occurred outside a building in an industrial district of Karachi, which serves as the country's commercial capital, causing the roof and walls to collapse. It was not yet clear what ignited the gas but a team of explosives experts had been summoned to investigate.Ī powerful gas explosion in a sewage system in a southern Pakistan city has killed at least 16 people and injured 11 others, police and health officials said. He and his team assured MQM South Africa of future co-operation, and to ensure that we work together collectively for a common cause.The explosion occurred in a sewage system in Karachi where many sewage channels are illegally covered by concrete. We assure you of our commitment and will assist in gaining your freedom ". Issues such as what the Mohajirs are facing in Pakistan are similar to what we have been through. We lost thousands of lives and eventually gained our freedom. He also referred to Hussain as "My Leader", and promised his unwavering solidarity and comradeship to Hussain and his millions of followers.Ĭomrade Solly also informed that the SACP will collectively seek clarification from the representatives of Pakistan based in Johannesburg in regards to the injustices being faced by Hussain, his followers and why till date an inquest has not been launched into the brutal murder of Professor Dr Arif and 22,000 workers and sympathisers of MQM, who have been brutally murdered since 1992.Ĭomrade Solly and his members had sent a message to Mr Hussain and his millions of followers, "We have fought oppressors under the leadership of our liberation movement headed by the Africa National Congress (ANC) and finally secured democratic victory under our beloved leader and our father President Nelson Mandela. He added that it reminded him of the Apartheid era, and being labelled a terrorist is nothing new to their movement as Nelson Mandela was also labelled a terrorist throughout his freedom movement. The MQM South Africa delegates explained the ongoing military-led crackdown which was launched in 2013 against the MQM and its workers, saying how the leader of MQM Altaf Hussain has been the subject of a media blackout, whereby his photos and voice cannot be used across any media throughout Pakistan and labeling Hussain as a traitor and terrorist.Īlso, materials regarding the extra-judicial execution of members of MQM, including the party's deputy convener, Professor Dr Hassan Zafar Arif and details of enforced disappearances of MQM members were also handed over.Ĭomrade Solly was deeply concerned about the victimisation being faced in present times.
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