KARACHI: Unknown miscreants riding a motorcycle attacked the Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station with an improvised explosive device (IED) Thursday night, triggering fear and panic among residents.

The explosion, which significantly damaged walls of the police station and a nearby mosque, did not cause any injuries or casulaties, said Gulshan SHO Safdar Mashwani.

He said the explaosion was a result of an IED device that weighed around 500 grams.

Mashwani said the attack on the police station resembled recent IED attacks on Rangers’ check posts in different parts of the metropolis.

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