KARACHI:
Four people were injured in two bomb attacks on the police in different parts of Karachi on Wednesday evening.
The first attack took place at around 8:45pm when unidentified assailants threw an improvised explosive device at a police van from the Hassan Square flyover.
As a result of the attack, driver Rahim and police constable Mushtaq were injured. They were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
DSP Nasir Lodhi said the police personnel were attacked by unidentified persons who threw a locally made bomb at them from the Hassan Square flyover.
Half an hour later, unidentified persons attacked the Tipu Sultan police station. The blast injured two passers-by, and caused damage to the wall of the station.
Rangers and police immediately reached the blast sites and cordoned off the area.