Blast rocks Pakistan capital

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A large explosion has been heard in a high-security area of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Dawn News, a Pakistani TV channel, reported that the blast was in a police barracks on Thursday.

Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder said that because the area is controlled by police it was not possible to give an exact number of casualties.

"This is a highly secure area controlled by the police forces, so we don't have the exact number of casualties," he said.

"The attack takes place as parliament goes into a question and answer session on the highly sensitive brieifing by the military chiefs."

Source: Al Jazeera and agencies