Key facts
- A militant drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the Pakistan Rangers headquarters in Karachi.
- Three Pakistan Rangers personnel were killed in the attack.
- Three militants were killed in the ensuing shootout.
- The militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the Karachi attack.
- Separate attacks in Pakistan's western provinces killed two paramilitary soldiers and a police constable.
- The Balochistan Liberation Front claimed responsibility for an attack on the Frontier Corps headquarters in Nokundi, Balochistan.
Three Pakistan Rangers personnel were killed in an attack on the paramilitary forces headquarters in Karachi, Dawn newspaper reported. The attack involved a militant driving an explosives-laden vehicle into the headquarters, followed by an exchange of gunfire. Three militants were also killed in the incident. The militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the Karachi attack.
Separately, two paramilitary soldiers and a police constable were killed in other attacks in Pakistan's western provinces bordering Afghanistan. The Balochistan Liberation Front claimed responsibility for an attack on the Frontier Corps headquarters in Nokundi, Balochistan. Additionally, a suicide bomber rammed a military convoy in Mir Ali, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing 13 soldiers and injuring 29 others.