KARACHI: Member of National Assembly (MNA) and PTI leader Alamgir Khan demanded that those affected by the Maskan blast be provided a relief package.
The statement came while addressing a press conference alongside the affectees of the blast, claiming that the cause of the explosion was not clear. “Saeed Ghani had announced an aid package. Where is that package?” he asked.
The PTI leader further said that the residents were not taken into confidence to demolish the building. “If Sindh government did not provide assistance to the victims, I along with the victim will stage a sit-in in front of Chief Minister’s House,” he added.
Meanwhile, the blast’s intensity had caused confusion regarding its cause. According to a report by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), the blast had occurred due to leakage of natural gas. “A stove burner was found at the scene,” the report stated.
“The burner has been handed over to the area’s police,” Bomb Disposal Squad added, clarifying that no explosive material was found at the scene.
The death toll from a massive explosion caused by a gas leak in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area has risen to six, health officials confirmed today (Friday).
The latest casualty was an injured man who was a resident of Gulshan-e-Maymar. Twenty-eight others were wounded when a huge explosion rocked the multi-storey residential building.
