KARACHI:
A bomb went off at a hotel in Karachi on Saturday, killing one person and leaving a dozen others wounded, according to sources.
The blast took place near some Barohi Hotel in Orangi Town.
According to sources, unknown miscreants lobbed a hand grenade near the hotel and sped away.
Rescue teams reached the scene and shifted the wounded to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, where emergency was declared. Six of those wounded are said to be in critical condition.
On the other hand, bomb disposal squad has been called in to scan the area.
In a separate incident, a Rangers man identified as Chaudhry Nisar was shot and wounded near Five Star Chowrangi.
Sources say that Nisar was shot at after he resisted an armed robbery attempt.
This comes hours after Karachi police chief Abdul Qadir Thebo said that no firing incident happened in the city since two days.