At least two former workers of People's Student Federation (PSF) were injured, when high explosive material planted in a car went off in F.B Area in the limits of Gulberg police station on Wednesday evening. According to police sources, an explosive material exploded in a car (ATN-778) near Al-Rahim hospital in block 13, F.B area.
Resultantly, two persons namely Rizwan Baloch and Salman Baloch were injured. Both were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) where doctors declared the condition of Rizwan critical while Salman lost his hearing. SP Liaquatabd said it is premature to say anything about the incident as investigation was underway.
He said that there were some unconfirmed reports that two unidentified riders hurled explosive material at the car when it was parked at the said place. Meanwhile, police sources said that both victims were active workers of PSF and added that the victim Rizwan was arm dealer in Balochistan and used to deliver weapons to the purchasers. They suspected that explosive material that was for delivery went off accidentally. No case was registered till filing of this report.