The police officials in a statement claimed that the bomb was set outside the gate of the ECP office, reported ARY News.

No casualty was reported in the incident.

The area has been cordoned off.

An investigation to ascertain the nature of the blast is currently underway.

Last week, a blast occurred outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Karachi.

The blasts are occurring in the country as people are gearing up to vote in the national polls on February 8.