At least two persons have been injured in a remote controlled blast near the house of a tribal elder in Dera Allahyar, the district headquarters of Jaffarabad district on Saturday. Police sources told APP that unknown men had planted Improvised explosive device near the house of a local tribal elder and detonated it.

At least five persons, including a 13-year-old girl, were killed in different incidents of violence in the city on Saturday, police and rescue sources said. Three persons were killed after armed men said to be affiliated with Peoples Amn Committee (PAC) and Katchi Rabita Committee exchanged fierce firing near Agra Taj Colony on a minor issue.

Inspector General Police Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch on Saturday chaired a meeting at Central Police Office to review security arrangements for repolling of National Assembly and provincial seats in NA-250 in Karachi. The IGP is reported to have directed officials concerned to take stringent security measures by ensuring co-ordination with Rangers and intelligence agencies. The meeting was attended, among others, by the ADIG, Zonal DIGs and other officials concerned.