10 dead, 57 injured in blast near rickshaw stand in Pakistan

At least 10 people have been killed and 57 injured in a blast near a packed rickshaw stand in Multan in Pakistan on Sunday evening.

According to the Dawn, the explosion occurred on Vehari road of Multan.

Some of the injured are in critical condition and all of them are being treated in Nishtar Hospital Multan.

Multan CPO Azhar Akram said it seemed that the bomb was fitted in the motorcycle that collided with a rickshaw, causing the explosion.

He said that police has also recovered ball bearings from the site of the blast.

The bomb disposal squad has been called to the site of explosion to find out the actual reason of the blast.