A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces, according to police and witnesses.
Ambulances were dispatched to the scene following the assault in the capital of southern Sindh province. A militant group known as Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the attack.
Reports from local media indicate that three troops and at least three militants were killed during the attack and the subsequent shootout. Pakistan has experienced an increase in militant attacks targeting police and security personnel in recent years, with authorities attributing most of the violence to the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and allied militant organizations. The TTP is distinct from, though allied with, the Afghan Taliban, which regained control of neighboring Afghanistan in 2021.