A blast occurred near Pakistan’s Election Commission office in Karachi on Friday, native media reported. Pakistan’s ARY News cited police sources as saying that no casualties had been reported within the incident. Reports mentioned that the explosive supplies had been stored in a buying bag adjoining to the ballot panel office in Karachi.

The report additional quoted Karachi Police as saying {that a} bomb disposal squad had been summoned to the blast website. The nature and goal of the explosion are but to be ascertained.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province was rattled with no less than 10 bomb and grenade assaults on Thursday, ensuing within the loss of life of one particular person. Several police stations and deputy commissioners’ places of work had been focused within the assaults during which six individuals, together with police and jail officers, had been injured, the Dawn newspaper reported.

Authorities in Pakistan have been scrambling to maintain peace ahead of subsequent week’s normal elections. Pakistan will go to the polls on February 8.

The Election Commission of Pakistan had summoned a gathering on Thursday to debate the rising poll-related violence and safety challenges. “The February 8 election will be held on time. Despite security challenges, the ECP is fully prepared,” Pakistan’s Chief Election Commissioner mentioned shortly after the assembly.