The TTP has recently stepped up its campaign against security forces in Karachi.
KARACHI (Web Desk) – A suicide bomber targeted Rangers wing commander’s vehicle in Qayyumabad area, injuring two people, Dunya News reported on Friday.
Fortunately, Rangers’ senior official remained safe in the attack.
Meanwhile, security officials arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area and road from Defence to Qayyumabad was closed for traffic.
Some body parts were found from the explosion site, indicating that it was a suicide attack.
The attack was the 12th since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced talks on January 29 and said he wants to “give peace another chance”.
The incident came a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed 13 police personnel and injured more than 40 in Shah Latif Town area.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Shahidullah Shahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a revenge attack for the killing of militants.
Pakistan has endured a bloody start to the year with 114 people killed in attacks in January, according to an AFP tally.
On Wednesday militants stormed a house of anti-Taliban activists and shot dead nine men in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
On Tuesday a triple grenade attack on a cinema in Peshawar killed 13 people.
Both government and militants says they are serious about peace talks but analysts remain sceptical about their chances of success.
Provincial officials vowed the bombing would not deter their campaign to root out criminals and terrorists.
KARACHI: A Rangers wing commander’s vehicle was targeted in a suicide attack in the Qayyumabad C area of Karachi on Friday, Express News reported.
The vehicle was travelling from Sea View onto Korangi Road when the incident occurred. Korangi’s SP Usman Bajwa confirmed that it was a suicide attack.
The suicide bomber was reportedly on foot and was not close to his target when he detonated the explosives.
The vehicle was damaged but police confirmed that Rangers personnel remained unharmed after the blast.
Police said that body parts – believed to be of the suicide bomber – were found near the site of the blast. The body parts have been taken to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center for DNA analysis.
Rangers and police have cordoned off the area and an investigation is ongoing.
KARACHI: An explosion near a Rangers’ vehicle in Karachi’s Qayyumabad area injured two personnel on Friday, DawnNews reported.
A rescue source said one of the wounded men was wearing the Rangers’ uniform whereas the other was dressed in plain clothes.
The wounded were shifted to PNS Shifa hospital for treatment.
A Rangers’ spokesman said the explosion had targeted a wing commander of the force who was travelling in the vehicle. He added that body parts, including a head and legs, were found from the site which suggested that the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber.
The body parts were sent to Jinnah Hospital for analysis and identification.
The targeted vehicle was partially damaged in the blast which was heard from far distances.
Police and Rangers’ personnel reached the blast site and cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went underway.
Earlier during the day, Rangers’ personnel had conducted targeted operations in Mullah Essa Goth in the city’s Sohrab Goth and Surjani Town’s Sector 5-E areas during which several suspects were taken into custody.
Around 800 Rangers’ personnel, including women, took part in the operations.
A number of weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the arrested suspects.
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