RAWALPINDI: At least 25 people have sustained injuries in an explosion near Ganj Mandi police station in Rawalpindi today (Sunday), according to a police spokesperson.Â
According to details, 22 injured people were shifted to district headquarter hospital (DHQ), while three were provided first aid on the spot. Three of the injured are in critical condition, including a child.
Initial investigation suggested that it was a hand grenade attack, however, City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Mohammad Ahsan Younas has asserted that it was too soon to ascertain the nature of the blast.
CPO Rawalpindi pointed out that it was the second attack near a police station in 10 days. Rescue officials informed that the explosion occurred at a filtration plant situated across the Ganj Mandi police station.
Meanwhile, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has cordoned off the area and forensic experts have arrived on the scene. Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has taken notice of the blast and ordered an immediate investigation of the incident.
This is the fourth such incident to have occurred in Rawalpindi in the current year. On December 4, a man was killed and seven other people injured in a blast carried out using an improvised explosive device near Pir Wadhai police station.
