Karachi Police Office Attack. Deadly attack on police headquarters in Karachi, Taliban claimed responsibility

The deadly fidayeen attack on the police headquarters located in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi was carried out by terrorists on Friday. The Pakistani Taliban issued a brief statement claiming responsibility for the attack. For several hours, the sound of gunfire and explosions rocked Karachi’s main market. Government officials and police chief of southern Sindh province Ghulam Nabi Memon said three security personnel and a civilian were killed, while 18 security personnel were injured in the attack.

Karachi comes under Southern Sindh province. Officials said two suicide bombers armed with bombs were killed, but at least one suicide bomber blew himself up as police entered the building. Murtaza Wahab, an adviser to the government, confirmed that police and parliamentary forces evacuated the police building within three hours of the attack late on Friday in a joint operation. “I confirm that the operation against the terrorists is now over,” Wahab said. President Arif Alvi issued a statement condemning the attack in Karachi, Pakistan’s main commercial city. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has paid tribute to the security personnel. Earlier TV footage showed officers surrounding the Sentral police station in the city after residents reported hearing gunshots and explosions.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said that some terrorists hurled hand grenades as they were trying to enter the police headquarters. Pakistan has seen an increase in terrorist attacks since November when the Pakistani Taliban broke a months-long ceasefire agreement with the government. The Pakistan-based terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban is a separate group and is considered an alleged ally of the Taliban group in Afghanistan. Tehreek-e-Taliban is known as Pakistani Taliban.

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