Six wounded in cracker blast in Gulistan-e-Johar.

KARACHI -- Six persons, including a woman, were injured in a cracker blast in Gulistan-e-Johar area of the city on Saturday night, rescue officials said.

An Edhi volunteer said five to six people sustained injuries in the blast near Perfume Chowk in Gulistan-e-Johar.

The injured were shifted to a private hospital, he added.

According to hospital administration, the injured were identified as Samina, Shehryar, Babar, Hasan, Faizan and Ahmed. The blast occurred near a Mehfil-e-Milad organised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). Rehan Hashmi and other party leaders talking to...