Blast wounds 6 at MQM event in Karachi

Police say a bomb blast targeting a religious gathering of an ethnic party wounded six people in Karachi.

Saturday night’s blast took place as hundreds of supporters of a faction of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were present in the neighbourhood of Gulshan-e-Johar. No one has claimed responsibility and authorities say the wounded are in stable condition. The attack happened a day before Prime Minister Imran Khan was expected to visit Karachi, the capital of Sindh province. (AP)