Karachi: Pakistan’s Taliban warned of more attacks against law enforcement officers, a day after nine people, including five terrorists, were killed in a gunfight with security forces who managed to secure back control of the head office building of the Karachi Police chief.
The police are often used on the frontline of Pakistan’s battle with the Taliban and are frequently a target of militants who accuse them of extra-judicial killings. “The policemen should stay away from our war with the slave army, otherwise the attacks on the safe havens of the top police officers will continue,” Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said in an English-language statement.
Earlier, armed militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (Pakistan) stormed the office of the Karachi Police chief and opened fire. As many as nine people, including five terrorists, were killed in a gunfight. Four other people, including two police constables, a rangers personnel and a civilian were also killed and 17 were injured in the firing, reports said. As per reports, at least eight armed militants entered the police chief's office, situated on Sharea Faisal in Karachi.
A senior security source said five terrorists were killed during the operation. He said three were killed in the long gun battle while two blew themselves up which also caused some damage to one floor of the building.
The building was under siege for nearly four hours. In the videos from the spot, several rounds of gunshots can be heard. A video also shows the moment an explosion took place inside the building.