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Date | 10 April 1988 |
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Time | 10:30am (PKT) |
Venue | Rawalpindi Cantonment |
Location | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Type | Ammunition explosion |
Deaths | 93 |
The Ojhri Camp disaster (Urdu: اوجھڑی کیمپ) took place on 10 April 1988. Ojhri Camp was a military storage center located in Rawalpindi Cantonment in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. Following the disaster, then-Prime Minister Junejo ordered an inquiry into the events, culminating in President Zia-ul-Haq sacking him and dissolving Parliament.[1][2][3][4]