Blast reported in Karachi Defence Housing Area
Posted On Monday, September 19, 2011 at at 9:26 AM by OwnerSEVEN people were killed and many injured today in a major explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, GEO network said.
The television network described it as a "huge blast".
The explosion occurred in a prestigious area of defense housing in the city, Dawn.com reported.
Journalist Madiha Sattar tweeted that the area is "packed with schools" and the blast "went off around the time kids were being dropped off."