Pakistan military vows to retaliate after deadly Karachi attack

(28 Jun 2026)
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Karachi, Pakistan - 27 June 2026
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1. Various of ambulances at blast site outside Rangers Headquarters
2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Thair Shahzad, Eyewitness: ++PART OVERLAID BY SHOTS 1 & 3++
"We were sat at home having tea, when we heard a loud explosion. The blast was so powerful that our wooden staircase almost shifted from its place. I immediately went to look for my son, who is usually outside playing with other children. When I reached the gate, I saw that the situation was very serious. There was intense gunfire coming from the Rangers Headquarters, and I was frightened by the sound of the shooting. After finding my son, I quickly brought him back home. Later, while watching from a safe distance, we heard two or three more explosions from inside the area. Shortly afterwards, Rangers personnel arrived at the scene."
3. Various of police, Rangers officers arriving, directing traffic
STORYLINE:
Pakistan’s military said Sunday that three members of its paramilitary Rangers force were killed and four others wounded in fighting after militants launched an attack the previous night on a regional headquarters in the southern port city of Karachi.

A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday night, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces, according to police and witnesses.

In a statement, the military said security forces had killed three attackers and captured a fourth, who was wounded. It identified the captured suspect as an Afghan national.

A little-known militant group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility.

"We were sitting at home and were having tea, when we heard a loud explosion. The blast was so powerful that our wooden staircase almost shifted from its place," told Thair Shahzad, an eyewitness at the scene.

Ambulances rushed to the area as security forces responded to the assault.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks targeting police and security forces in recent years.

AP Video by Muhammad Farooq

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