KARACHI: 26, OCTOBER, 2020: The death toll from the Maskan Chowrangi blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 7 has mounted to seven as one more injured person succumbed to his wounds at a private hospital in Karachi yesterday. 

According to sources, the wounded person named Abid s/o Ahmed Shah was under treatment at a private hospital where he died. 

Later, the body of the deceased will be sent to his ancestral town Sajawal. 

Earlier, on October 21, at least five people lost their lives while 27 others critically injuried in a blast in Karachi on Wednesday.

According to details, an explosion occurred in a four-storey building located near Maskan Chowrangi, in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 7. 

Panic spread in the area after the blast.

Immediately after the explosion, a heavy contingent of police arrived at the scene and are trying to ascertain the nature of the blast while Bomb Disposal Squad personnel had also been called.

Blast was so severe that windowpanes of the nearby building were shattered whereas balconies of two apartments completely destroyed, rescue officials said.

The wounded were moved to a nearby hospital where the condition of seven was said to be critical. (04)