KARACHI: A grenade attack near a clinic in Karachi's Quaidabad area has left one woman dead and five people injured including two children, DawnNews reported.

The grenade attack took place the Muzaffarabad area of Quaidabad near a clinic. Along with the injured children were also two women who were taken to Jinnah hospital.

According to doctors the wounds of the injured are not life threatening.

Police have said that the grenade attack on the clinic may be due to a refusal to pay extortionists.

Karachi is the financial hub of the southern province of Pakistan, and is besieged by extortion, kidnappings, and terror attacks.

It is presently undergoing a targeted operation to rid the metropolis of such elements and restore it to its former peaceful state.