According to Pakistani media reports on the 19th, an explosion occurred in a factory in the Sukkur district of the southern province of Sindh on the same day, killing at least five people including police personnel and injuring eight others.
Local media quoted police sources as saying that the explosion occurred in a cement factory in Sukkur district, when police bomb disposal personnel were dismantling an explosive device in the factory. The explosion killed five people, including three police personnel, and six of the eight injured were police personnel.
After the explosion, rescue workers rushed to the scene and sent the injured to the local hospital.
At present, the specific cause of the explosion is not clear, and it is uncertain whether the explosion was caused by the misoperation of bomb disposal personnel or by the detonation of criminals. Police have sealed off the area near the incident and launched further investigations.
Sindh Chief Minister Ali Shah expressed grief over the casualties caused by the explosion and asked the relevant departments to submit a detailed investigation report as soon as possible.