An explosion took place in Pakistan’s Karachi on Saturday, after which heavy gunfire was reported by local media. After gunshots were heard around the Mosamiat Chowrangi area, armed service personnel cordoned the streets off.
At least three Sindh Rangers personnel were killed after a facility of the paramilitary force in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar was attacked.
After another blast, intense firing was reported near Meteorological Chowrangi on University Road.
Special units such as the Rapid Response Force and police commandos were dispatched to the scene according to Pakistan’s Dawn.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a brutal extremist splinter group of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has claimed responsibility for the attack on Sindh Rangers headquarters. The attacks were carried out by a suicide squad called Khulafa-e-Rashideen Ishtishhadi Brigade.
The Sindh chief minister said he had “taken notice of the reported sound of an explosion and the alleged firing”, adding he had called for a detailed report into the incident.
“Police should immediately reach the scene, determine the nature of the incident, and take all necessary measures,” Syed Murad Ali Shah said in a statement.
