Minor girl killed in grenade attack in Pakistan

A five-year-old girl was killed and a man was injured on Wednesday when unidentified assailants hurled a hand-grenade at a residential compound in Karachi city of Pakistan.

Two women also sustained minor injuries in the attack on Karachi's Lyari Town office, Dawn online reported.

Lyari is one of the poorest and most violent neighbourhoods of the port city of Karachi where clashes between rival gangs linked to political and ethnic groups erupt frequently.