One killed in blast near PPP meeting in Karachi

A blast in the Kumharwada area of Lyari in Karachi killed one person and left at least 12 people wounded, Express News reported. The explosion was reported to have occurred near a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) corner meeting. The injured included three women and three children. PPP PS-111 candidate Adnan Baloch was also injured in the blast. The wounded were being shifted to Civil Hospital. Rangers and Police secured the area immediately after the blast. This is the third blast of the day, after twin blasts in the Orangi Town area of Karachi killed at least two people and left 27 wounded earlier on Saturday evening. This is the fifth such incident of the week in Karachi. One blast targeted the Awami National Party (ANP), while the other two targeted Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) election offices. The Taliban have directly threatened the three main parties in the outgoing government, the PPP, the ANP and the MQM, which are often described as secular.