Ojhri Camp disaster
[1][2][3][4] On April 10, 1988, at about 10:30am, the camp which was used as an ammunition depot for Afghan mujahideen fighting against Soviet forces in Afghanistan, exploded, killing many in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as a result of rockets and other munitions expelled by the blast.The initial blast was started by a small fire created by a box of Egyptian rockets which had been armed with fuses prior to shipment contrary to safety protocol.[10] Furthermore, Brigadier Mohammad Yousaf, who oversaw the operations of the mujahideen in his role as the head of the ISI's Afghan Bureau from 1983 to 1987, suggested that while the Soviets had the most obvious motive, the CIA may also have had a hand in the explosion, as an Islamic fundamentalist government in Kabul was just as dangerous as a communist one to US interests.[1] The Ojhri Camp disaster also occurred on the eve of the signing of the Geneva Accords which further accelerated conflict between President Zia and Junejo.This event hindered the mujahideen's capability to fill the power vacuum, as their weapons reserves were depleted and the CIA cut back their shipment of arms until December.