Three Pakistan Rangers personnel embraced martyrdom and four others were injured when militants belonging to India-backed group, Jamaat ul Ahrar, launched a coordinated attack on a Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) camp in Karachi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday.
According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, the assailants detonated a blast at the main gate of the camp before attempting to breach the perimeter security.
The attack was decisively foiled by the vigilant response of Rangers troops, who eliminated three militants and captured one, identified as an Afghan national, in an injured condition. The ISPR identified the attackers as Khwarij belonging to Jamaat ul Ahrar, calling the assault a “cowardly terrorist attack” carried out by an Indian proxy organisation.
Sanitisation operations were subsequently launched in the area to eliminate any other militants who may be present.
The ISPR said the relentless counter-terrorism campaign under the vision of “Azm-e-Istehkam” by security forces and law enforcement agencies would continue at full pace to eliminate foreign-sponsored terrorism from the country.
“Pakistan shall undertake retribution operations against the perpetrators of this attack to avenge the martyrdom of its soldiers,” the ISPR said.
Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the martyred soldiers, saying their sacrifices further reinforced the nation’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding Pakistan at all costs.
The incident was first reported near Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 6, where intense firing accompanied by an explosion prompted an immediate response from police and other law enforcement agencies.
Roads connecting Mosmiyat Chowrangi to Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 6, Kamran Chowrangi and Chaman Iqbal Colony were closed for traffic following the incident.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Sunday, strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out by the Indian proxy terrorist group on a Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) camp in Karachi.
President Zardari asserted that the nefarious designs of externally backed terrorist elements would never succeed, adding that the people of Pakistan stood shoulder to shoulder with the country’s security forces and law enforcement agencies in the fight against terrorism.
The prime minister commended the security forces for successfully foiling a cowardly terrorist attack by Fitna al-Hindustan terrorists on a Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) camp in Karachi. He said the Pakistan Rangers personnel once again demonstrated exceptional professionalism, bravery, and devotion to their duty by thwarting the terrorists’ nefarious designs.
The prime minister reaffirmed that the blood of the martyrs would not go in vain and that every manifestation of terrorism would be eliminated with full force.
Moreover, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned the cowardly attack by Indian-sponsored terrorists on a Rangers camp in Karachi. He praised the professionalism of the security forces for eliminating the attackers.
The PPP Chairman expressed sorrow over the martyrdom of three security personnel during the exchange of fire.
Bilawal reaffirmed his unwavering support for the security forces standing firmly against terrorism.
He said that the people of Pakistan remain resolute in defending their homeland and thwarting the enemy’s malicious designs.