The powerful blast brought caused severe damage to the targetted building of Central Investigation Department (CID) located in the most sensitive area of the metropolis.
Six terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi had been brought in the CID building yesterday for investigation after their arrest.
Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan took no time in claiming responsibility of the attack.
Gunshots were reportedly fired just before the occurrence of the blast, sources said.
Ambulances are ferrying the wounded to nearby hospitals where emergency has been declared.
Hospital sources put the number of injured brought in at over 115.
A number of houses located near Civil Lines were also damaged while the powerful shock wave released by the blast also shattered windowpanes of a number of surrounding buildings.
Office of DSP Saddar was also partially damaged as a result of the blast.
Sindh Home Minister, Dr.Zulfiqar Mirza who reached the site of the blast said the attack appears similar to the one that targeted Marriot Hotel in Islamabad. He said two craters have been caused by the blast.
He also said that a truck packed with explosives slammed into the CID building causing the massive blast.
Heavy machinery has been made available at the blast site to remove the rubble.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani have expressed shock on the tragic incident and condemned it in the strongest terms.
Both of them have ordered high level inquiry into the deadly attack in the heart of Karachi – the biggest city of Pakistan.
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