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Outside a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Jinnah Post-Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi’s biggest government run hospital, on a mid-March morning.
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As Zubi (name changed by request) walked over to the entrance of a vaccination center at Karachi’s biggest government-run hospital, JPMC, she was greeted by a long queue forming on the road outside. She glanced at her phone to check the time: it was 7:45 a.m. The brochure said vaccinations would begin at 8:00 a.m. In typical Pakistani fashion, the staff arrived at 9:00 a.m.
Two children among three killed in Karachi blast near University Road
Pakistan
Wed, Apr 07, 2021
KARACHI: Police on Wednesday confirmed that two children and a woman were killed in a blast at a shop in the city’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area.
The sound of the blast was heard in distant areas due to its intensity.
As per details from the police, the blast took place on University Road near the Al-Jadeed turn in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
A bomb disposal squad was called to determine the nature of the blast, said the police.
The bomb disposal squad will ascertain whether the explosion was caused by batteries or from the explosion of a cylinder.
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