The death toll in a roadside bomb attack targeting troops in Pakistan's port city of Karachi has risen to two, officials said on Friday.

The blast was aimed at soldiers returning to their barracks by truck after carrying out security duties at polling stations for by-elections in the city on Thursday.

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