Pakistan: 10 injured in Rawalpindi hospital blast, Twitterati claims
Rawalpindi, Jun 24 (IBNS): At least 10 people were injured in a massive blast which occurred at a military hospital here on Sunday, Pakistani Twitter users claimed.
According to reports, a human rights worker from Quetta, Ahsan Ullah MiaKhail, has alleged that the army is not allowing the media to cover the incident.
He has also claimed that UN-blacklisted terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar was admitted at the hospital where the blast took place.
"Huge #blast at Military Hospital in #Rawalpindi, #Pakistan. 10 injured shifted to emergency. Jaish-E-Mohammad Chief Maulana Masood Azahar is admitted here. Completely Media blackout by Army. Media asked Strictly not to cover this story," MiaKhail tweeted.
Huge #blast at Military Hospital in #Rawalpindi, #Pakistan. 10 injured shifted to emergency.
— Ahsan Ullah MiaKhail (@AhsanUlMiakhail) June 23, 2019
Jaish-E-Mohammad Chief Maulana Masood Azahar is admitted here.Completely Media blackout by Army. Media asked Strictly not to cover this story@a_siab @nidkirm @GulBukhari @mazdaki pic.twitter.com/sTIYrJ7sAn
The reason behind the blast is not known while some alleged it was an attack.
Another Twitter user shared a video of smoke billowing out of the building.
BLAST in Rawalpindi Military Hospital in PAKISTAN@meslight @Raji_Iyer112 @LevinaNeythiri @karabhijeet_kar @Ind4Ever @IndoPac_Info https://t.co/DPx0EH7Whn
— Defence360_Official (@Defence_360) June 23, 2019
There is no official statement on the incident.
