According to initial information, the email was allegedly sent by an individual identifying herself as Neerja Ajmal Khan. The sender claimed that as many as 42 "poison gas" devices had been installed inside the Press Club building

The Ram Madhvani directorial Neerja is based on the attempted hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, by the Libyan-backed Abu Nidal Organization on 5 September 1986