Pakistani police have registered a case against militants of the outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) for their alleged involvement in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast close to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Saddar area of Karachi city.

DIG-South Asad Raza told Dawn News that the case was registered under Sections 3 /4 of the Explosive Substance Act read with Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act after the SRA claimed responsibility for the attack on social media.

No arrest has been made so far.

No casualty was reported due to Friday's blast.

The blast occurred just days before Pakistan gears up to vote in the polls.