Edhi Ambulances and private vehicles took the injured and the dead to Civil Hospital. However, some of the injured were taken to other hospitals, as the CHK was found ill-equipped to cope with the emergency.
Dr Imran Sarwar Shaikh, medico-legal officer of Civil Hospital, identified the dead as Syed Sabir Hussain, Mohammed Ahmed, Syed Altaf Hussain, Fazal Abbas Lakhani, Khawaja Kumail, Arif Hussain, Shakeel, Zafar Abbas and Nisa.
Seven dead bodies remained unidentified. Khawaja Kumail is stated to be the prayer leader.
Aga Khan Hospital received 20 critically injured people, whereas Liaquat National Hospital was another hospital where a few others were shifted. Some of the injured were taken to near by private clinics.
Police and Civil Hospital sources said that many more wounded were in critical condition and a few more might succumb to their injuries.
Sindh Police Chief Kamal Shah said that the explosion took place at 1:15 pm when the namazis were preparing for prayers. He evaded all comments and opinion till such time as he was in possession of some concrete information about the incident.
SSP Investigation Manzoor Moughal did not comment on the nature of the explosion but said, "It could have been a suicide attack, as well."
He said that blast usually leaves craters when an explosive device blows up. In this case, the floor of the mosque has no such indications.
Haidri Mosque was littered with body parts which had flown up to the ceiling of the mosque's main hall about 40 feet high. Walls had thick deposits of human blood.
The Sindh Madressatul-Islam, an educational institution where Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah had studied, is situated inside the premises of the Sindh Muslim Science College. The mosque was built in 1894, for both Shias and Sunnis. The distance between the two blocks of the mosque is only of a few yards.
The blast sparked off trouble in the city as protestors took to the streets to express their anger over the incident. They blocked, partially at places, M. A. Jinnah Road, Sadder, Zaibunnisa Road, Qaid-e-Azam Mausoleum roundabout, Guru Mandir Chawrangi. I I Chundrigar Road, Boulton Market and its adjoining areas were the worst affected.
The disrupted vehicular traffic created traffic jams where motorists remained stranded for long hours.
At places, people burnt tyres to obstruct movement of traffic. Angry protestors torched minibuses at the Quaid Mausoleum roundabout. Petrol Pumps on M A Jinnah Road also came under attacks.
Business community has announced two-day mourning and closure of their business as a mark of respect for the departed souls.
A press release of Alliance of Market Association, Karachi, termed the incident as one of the worst acts of terrorism in Karachi, and condemned it.
The Alliance has announced closure of all business activities on Saturday and Sunday.
A meeting of the Alliance held under the chairmanship of Atique Mir called upon the government to protect life, property and honour of the people of Karachi. The associations that participated in the meeting included Saddar Alliance, Boulton Market Trade Alliance, Aiwan-e-Tijarat Road Merchants Association, Urdu Bazar Association, Allahwala Cloth Market Association, Noor Cloth Market Association, Jama Centre, Eid Gah Cloth Market Association, Marriot Road Trade Association, Tariq Road Trade Association, Saddar Trade Alliance and Clifton Traders Alliance.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has condemned the blast as an act of terrorism committed by anti-state elements that wanted to ruin the city's peace.
He said those who were responsible were not be allowed to escape the law enforcement agencies.
The governor, on behalf of Sindh Government, has announced compensation of Rs 100,000 for each deceased and Rs 30,000 for each injured besides meeting their all medical treatment expenses.
He has prayed for eternal peace for the deceased and has expressed profound sympathies with the injured.
Sindh Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Mahar vehemently condemned the bomb blast and described it as a shameful act of terrorists and anti-state elements.
Denouncing the saboteurs and terrorists involved in this act, the chief minister has directed the administration and the law enforcement agencies to bring the culprits to book.
He prayed for the departed souls and expressed his sympathies with the injured people.