Published on, Aug. 21 -- August 21, 2025 5:25 AM

The local office of the Awami National Party (ANP) near Badr Chowk in Karachi's Orangi Town collapsed on Wednesday after an explosion, injuring at least seven people, said police. According to West SSP Tariq Mastoi, the dilapidated building had been converted into a local office for the ANP and was not being used for residential purposes. The injured were identified as ANP workers who were inside the office at the time of the incident. Rescue teams arrived swiftly reached the site. They retrieved seven injured persons from the rubble and shifted them to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. According to Chhipa spokesperson Shahid Chaudhry, one of the injured, 34-year-old Latif, sustained burn injuries,...