Pakistan: 10 killed, several injured as blast rocks Karachi's Shershah area

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured as a blast ripped through Paracha Chowk in Karachi's Shershah area.

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured on Saturday in Pakistan as a blast ripped through Paracha Chowk in Karachi's Shershah area. Ten killed, scores injured in an explosion at a building in Karachi's Shershah Paracha Chowk area, this afternoon: Pakistan Media

SHO Zafar Ali Shah told Dawn.com that the explosion occurred in a nullah (drain) located below a bank. Officials suspect that an accumulation of gases in the drain underneath the building resulted in the explosion.