Three security forces killed in shooting attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
A coordinated bombing and shooting attack targeting a military facility in Karachi has killed three security personnel as Pakistan's military launches anti-militancy operations across the country.
Sindh Inspector General Javed Alam Odho said four attackers were also killed in the assault on the Rangers headquarters in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Saturday evening.
Odho told local media that, according to initial information, the attackers rammed a vehicle into the main gate of the facility. He said officials had not yet confirmed whether an explosion had taken place.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in a statement that he had “taken notice of the reported sound of an explosion and the alleged firing” and ordered officials to submit a detailed report.
Security forces sealed off streets around the Mosamiat Chowrangi area as gunfire rang out.
A clearance operation was underway, with Special Security Unit commandos, the Anti-Terrorist Force and Rangers personnel deployed around the site.
The Edhi Foundation, which provides emergency assistance across Pakistan, said at least two people were wounded and taken to the hospital.
An affiliate of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar – a splinter armed group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban – claimed responsibility for the attack late on Saturday.
According to the group’s claim, nine attackers took part in the assault on the compound.
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir expressed his deepest condolences, saying such "sacrifices" defend and safeguard the nation against enemy forces.
The attack takes place as Pakistan faces ongoing security challenges across the country.
Pakistani officials have been witnessing terrorist groups’ attacks and militancy within their borders for decades.
The officials also face the challenge posed by insurgent groups seeking autonomy in the southwestern province.
On Friday, the Pakistani military announced security forces had killed eight militants during two intelligence-based operations in Balochistan.
A deadly bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta, the capital city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, killed two dozen people and wounded scores more last month.
Balochistan’s Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the deadly railway station attack.
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