At least five people were killed and three others injured in an explosion at a house in Punjab’s Kot Addu district.
According to the police, the blast took place in the house of a scrap worker, the scrap material was being sorted at the time of the blast.
After the blast, teams of police and concerned security agencies reached the spot.
According to rescue officials, rescue operations are underway, the bodies of the dead and the injured are being shifted to the hospital.
According to the report, the victims were working as scrap dealers and were also sorting scrap materials at the time of the blast.
The nature of the blast is being investigated, including three women.
The deceased have been identified as Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Bilal, Hasina, Shanoo and Sadia Bibi.
The bodies of the deceased and the injured have been shifted to the hospital.