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CNews World KOHAT: A loud explosion took place in front of the main entrance of Saddar police station Thursday morning. According to initial reports, several persons received injures due to the explosion. The blast badly damaged the building of the police station; however the nature of the blast is not clear as yet. Several injured have been transferred to hospital in many ambulances, eyewitnesses confirmed.

CNews KARACHI: Four of a same family members along with four others were laid to rest amid 10 that were left dead as a building collapsed at the Buldia Town locality here in Karachi on Sunday. The three-storey building collapsed early on the Sunday morning, which left 10 people dead and many others injured who were shifted to hospitals. The city district workers, fire brigade crew and other authorities had called for heavy machinery for excavation. Many Chhipa and Edhi welfare ambulances reached the area and helped making efforts in rescue. Rescue workers had recovered six bodies from the rubble while 4 others succumbed to injuries in hospital. According to hospital sources, the incident claimed 10 lives including Shan aged 20, Shehzada aged 15, Haris aged 2, Rizwana aged 20, Mah Gul aged 70 and Ghaffar aged 22. The injured include Ayaz, Abid, Mehwish, Nisar, Salim, Simra, Qudratullah, Arif, Masood, Arbina, Anar Bibi, Sawab Gul, Ibrahim and Sona. Five families were reported to be livin...

CNews KARACHI: Six persons have died, many others have been wounded and several still trapped under debris as two-storey building collapsed in the Buldia Town locality here in Karachi on Sunday. The authorities have called for heavy machinery for excavation. Many still are under debris, as the building, entirely destroyed, is reported to be a residential one.Plenty of Chhipa and Edhi welfare ambulances have reached on the spot along with several volunteer local men whereas the rescue work has gone underway.Rescue workers had dug out a poor dead body and six others injured out of them two succumbed to wounds on the way to hospital. Plenty are feared dead. According to hospital sources the tragedy killed six including twenty-year-Shan, fifteen-year-Behram, two-year-Haris, twenty-year-Subhana and seventeen-year-Mahgul.The wounded include Zahid Ullah, Sawab Gul, Gul Zaib, Shafique, Tehseen, Shehnaz Begam, Sarfaraz, Saif Ullah, Qadir and other.

CNews KARACHI: Seven people including a child have been killed, when a blast occurred here at Gul Ahmed Chowrandi, Quaidabad on Monday evening. TPO Landhi Town, Azad Khan confirmed that explosives strapped to a motor cycle blew up, killing and injuring many. It should be mentioned that the blast site is normally a crowded market place, where people come to shop in large number. At least five dead bodies, including one of a child, have been shifted to Jinnah Post-Graduate Medical Centre. Two dead bodies are said to be present at Social Security Hospital Landhi. The ambulances of Eidhi arrived on the blast site. Also, the fire brigade vehicles have been called in. Investigation and Bomb Disposal Squad have been called. Police cordoned off the whole area and started the relief activities. Emergency has been declared in most of the hospitals of Karachi. However, owing to extreme conditions of traffic gridlock, the ambulances are facing trouble in transporting the injured to hospitals. It s...

CNews KARACHI: The century old heritage building of Radio Pakistan located on the main artery of the metropolis, M. A. Jinnah Road badly damaged in a blaze on Sunday. The transmissions were suspended for several hours due to the blaze.The fire broke out at Radio Pakistan Karachi Station this morning around 10:45 hours. A fire official said it is believed that a short circuit caused the fire. Being Sunday a number of children along with others were present for recording of a weekly children's programme. They were safely evacuated, officials said.Two dozen fire fighting vehicles of the city government and a snorkel and fire fighers from KPT, DHA and Clifton Cantonment struggled for three hours to bring the blaze under control.City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil, DCO Karachi Javed Hanif, prominent social worker Maulana Abdul Sattar Edhi were also present at the place. The volunteers of Khidmat Khalq Foundation, Hilal-e-Ahmar, Chheepa Welfare and other organization were also reached the plac...

CNews KARACHI: The death toll of the picnickers, who drowned in the sea at Gadani has risen to 18 while taking bath at Gadani beach. All the dead bodies have been handed to the respective bereaved families.According to the Gadani police, thousands of Karachiites along with their families arrived here for recreation purpose. As many as 25 people drowned near Gadani Fish Harbour, while having bath in deep sea; however, they were rescued by the local fishermen with the help of other people present there.The deceased were identified as Khalil, Nadeem, Haji Muhammad Hanif, Danial, Naeem, Arif, Feroze, Faisal, Irfan, Ahsan, Abid, Muhammad Saleem, Shahzor, Zubair, Rasool Bakhsh, Imran, Adnan, Haris, Bari Alam, Mohammed Kashif, Mohammed Danial and Muhammed Mansoor.Seven people were rescued by Gadani fishermen, the divers of Town Committee Gadani and police.Gadani police shifted the dead bodies to Civil Dispensary Gadani and handed them to their families after due legal procedure. The bereaved ...