Grenade explosion: AIG Karachi decides to form probe committee.

KARACHI -- Additional Inspector-General (AIG) of Police Javed Alam Odho has decided to constitute a three-member committee to investigate the grenade explosion inside Karachi's Garden Police Headquarters, ARY News reported on Thursday.

According to details, AIG Karachi has decided to constitute a three-member committee to investigate the grenade explosion, which killed two policemen and wounded as many under controversial circumstances.

The three-member committee will visit the spot and record statements of the injured policemen. The police said that the committee's investigation will help to solve the matter.

A police spokesperson said that there was no electricity in the headquarters at the time of 'accidental' explosion. 'The statements of wounded policemen will be recorded after their conditions improve,' he said.

A day earlier, two policemen were martyred while two others sustained injuries after a hand grenade went off at Karachi police headquarters in Garden area.

'The incident occurred at Garden police headquarters,' the police said and identified the deceased cops as Shahzad and Sabir. The injured have been identified as sub-inspector Saeed, and Gohar.

The funeral prayers of the two martyred policemen were held at police headquarters in Garden in the evening, which was attended by provincial minister Saeed Ghani, IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon, and other senior police officers.

Later, BDS experts in their report said that during their investigation, they found a Russian-made RGD-1 grenade, which exploded due to 'mishandling' by police officials.

Swimming at Karachi beaches may land you in jail for six months

After multiple drowning incidents were reported over the weekend, the Karachi administration has imposed a ban on swimming and boating on seas and the violators can get up to six months jail time as punishment.

According to a notification issued by Commissioner Karachi Division's office, due to torrential rains and high tides in the 'sea, swimming, diving, bathing and boating in the sea/beaches may cause harm to public life.'

'There are sufficient grounds to proceed under section 144 Cr.P.C to avoid any untoward event of drowning and to save precious lives of the general public,' the notification added.

Karachi Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Memon imposed a 15-day ban on swimming in the sea, beaches, and Hub Canal within the territorial limits of the Karachi Division.

The ban will stay in effect till August 17, 2022.

Memon also ordered the...