A massive car bomb left two dead and six wounded, Pakistani authorities announced on Thursday.
Among the injured, two women and a police officer known to have participated in the arrest of several individuals involved in acts of terror.
The explosion of artifacts hidden in a vehicle happened during the passage of a convoy carrying Faroq Awan, who heads the Special Investigation Unit of the police.
The spokesman of Jinah Hospital Karachi, Semi Jamali, confirmed to AFP that two people died in the attack.
"Faroq Awan is safe and sound, although he had several injuries," said the chief of police in Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo.
Faroq Awan is a senior police officer in Karachi. In 2002, arrested the kidnappers and killers of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Pakistani Taliban have taken responsibility for several recent attacks on security forces, such as the murder of a police officer in Karachi in January 2014.
This city of 18 million people is often the scene of violence by ethnic and political reasons.
Among the injured, two women and a police officer known to have participated in the arrest of several individuals involved in acts of terror.
The explosion of artifacts hidden in a vehicle happened during the passage of a convoy carrying Faroq Awan, who heads the Special Investigation Unit of the police.
The spokesman of Jinah Hospital Karachi, Semi Jamali, confirmed to AFP that two people died in the attack.
"Faroq Awan is safe and sound, although he had several injuries," said the chief of police in Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo.
Faroq Awan is a senior police officer in Karachi. In 2002, arrested the kidnappers and killers of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Pakistani Taliban have taken responsibility for several recent attacks on security forces, such as the murder of a police officer in Karachi in January 2014.
This city of 18 million people is often the scene of violence by ethnic and political reasons.