Three Pakistani rangers killed in Karachi attack, Dawn newspaper reports
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Security personnel on patrol after an explosion and gunfire were reported in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 27.
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KARACHI – At least three members of Pakistan’s Sindh Rangers were killed in an attack on the paramilitary forces building in Karachi, the Dawn newspaper reported on June 27.
Witnesses said they heard a loud blast followed by gunfire along a major road in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar neighbourhood near several universities and Pakistan’s meteorological department.
Three militants were also killed in the attack on the local Sindh Rangers headquarters, Sindh Inspector-General Javed Alam Odho told Dawn.
An ambulance carrying the body of a victim away from the scene in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 27.
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Mohammad Bakhsh said he was praying at a nearby mosque when he heard the blast.
“The ground felt like it does when there is an earthquake,” the 40-year-old, who runs a restaurant in the area, said. “When we came out, there was smoke everywhere... then the gunfire started,” he said, adding that the firing went on for around 15 minutes.
Paramilitary rangers securing the perimeter of Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar neighbourhood on June 27.
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A Reuters reporter at the scene said firing had ended and the situation was calm. This is the most notable attack in Karachi since an explosion targeting a Chinese convoy in October 2024 killed two Chinese nationals.
Attacks in Pakistan’s major cities have become increasingly rare in recent years, but a surge in militancy in regions bordering Afghanistan has raised concerns that violence could return to the urban centres. REUTERS
