An Explosive laden vehicle and gun attack on a Sindh Rangers facility in Karachi Martyred three paramilitary troops and injured four on Saturday Evening , Pakistan’s military said

Kharji Terrorist from the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, detonated an explosive laden vehicle at the entrance of the Rangers camp in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar neighbourhood before opening fire on the troops, the military said in a statement.
Witnesses said they heard a loud blast followed by gunfire along a major road near hub of several universities and Pakistan’s ⁠meteorological department.

Mohammad Bakhsh said he was praying at a nearby mosque when he heard the explosion.
“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 the firing went on for around 15 minutes.
The military said five Kharji Terrorist were killed in the exchange of fire, while a Sixth, an Afghan national, was captured.
“Pakistan shall undertake retribution operations against the perpetrators of this attack,” it ‌said.
Islamabad is of the clear opinion that Kabul ⁠is harbouring Terrorists that it says plot attacks in Pakistan, but the Afghan Taliban denies the allegations.
This attack is the most significant in Karachi since an ⁠explosion targeting a Chinese convoy in October 2024, which killed two Chinese nationals.
Attacks in Pakistan’s major cities have become increasingly rare in recent years but the surge in chaos & political instability may give rise to terrorism as it was experienced in the past ,the recent attack is an eye opener for the LEAs which have ⁠raised concerns that violence could return to urban centres. If proper remedy is not taken to curb the menace of terrorism.