Karachi, Mar 4: At least 40 people were killed and 135 others injured when twin blasts hit a residential area in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Sunday night, officials said.
The blast took place around 7 p.m. at Abul Hassan Isphahani road, Xinhua reported.
Sachal Ahmad Qamar, deputy inspector general of Karachi Police, said the first explosion targeted a group of people offering evening prayers in a mosque in Iqra City area.
He, however, said the second blast happened due to a gas cylinder explosion in a car which caught fire following the first blast.
