13th anniversary of Karsaz tragedy being marked today

KARACHI (92 News) – The thirteenth anniversary of the Karsaz attack is being observed on Sunday (today).

More than 180 people were martyred and 450 others were wounded in twin explosions at Karsaz area of Karachi during a rally of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on 18th October 2007.

The government was not able to trace the reasons for movement and master minds of this incident. This incident was written in the political history of Pakistan.

The rally was organized upon the return of former PPP chief Benazir Bhutto after her return to Pakistan after her eight years in exile. As the convoy reached Karsaz, two successive blasts took place in which 150 people lost their lives and over 400 people were injured.

Benazir Bhutto’s truck was also damaged in the blasts but she remained unscathed. Undettered, she continued her struggle for democracy and managed to draw huge crowds in political gatherings. However, she lost her life in another public meeting at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007. 

On October 18, 2000, two explosions took place at the car park in the convoy of Benazir Bhutto, who was returning home after many years. More than 180 people died. More than 500 people were injured.

Thirteen years have passed since the tragedy, but the perpetrators of the blasts have not been identified and no one has been punished. Two cases were registered in Bahadurabad police station. One was an official complaint and the other was filed by the PPP leadership.

The case registered in the complaint of the government was closed by class A, while the case registered in the complaint of Benazir Bhutto was registered in class C.

After the tragedy, the PPP ruled the federation for five years and has been in power in Sindh for 12 consecutive years, but it was not immediately clear who were the masterminds and facilitator of the blasts.