News Desk:
At least four people including three Chinese nationals were killed in a blast outside Karachi University on Tuesday.
Sindh IG Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar confirmed the death toll in a telephone call with Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. A handout from the CM’s office quoted the officer as saying that the blast took place in a van at approximately 2:30pm.
A spokesperson for the university later confirmed that three of the victims were Chinese nationals. They were identified as Confucius Institute Director Huang Guiping, Ding Mupeng, Chen Sa and Khalid, the driver.
The spokesperson added that two others, Wang Yuqing and Hamid, were injured in the incident.
”It was a suicide attack”, a senior police officer said. He requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. A female suicide bomber carried out the attack, he added. However, no formal statement was issued by the government in this regard.
