Three Soldiers Dead in Karachi Clash With Militants
WHO:
ABC News - Three members of Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers force were killed.
ABC News - Four other Rangers personnel were wounded in the attack.
ABC News - The militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.
ABC News - The captured suspect was identified as an Afghan national.
ABC News - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack.
WHAT:
ABC News - Three paramilitary soldiers were killed and four others wounded in fighting after militants launched an attack on a Rangers regional headquarters.
ABC News - A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the headquarters, triggering an exchange of gunfire.
ABC News - Security forces killed three attackers and captured one during the incident.
Bloomberg Markets - Pakistan’s security forces foiled a militant attack on a camp in Karachi.
WHERE:
ABC News - The attack occurred at a Rangers regional headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan.
Bloomberg Markets - The militant attack was on a camp in Karachi.
WHY:
ABC News - The military described the militant group as an Indian proxy, although no evidence was provided to support this claim.
HOW:
ABC News - The attack involved a militant using an explosives-laden vehicle to initiate the assault on the headquarters.
ABC News - Security forces engaged in an intense exchange of gunfire with the attackers.
(UPDATED June 28, 2026 08:07 UTC)
In Karachi, Pakistan, three members of the paramilitary Rangers were killed and four others wounded when militants launched an attack on their regional headquarters, using an explosives-laden vehicle to initiate the assault. The militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack, during which security forces killed three attackers and captured one suspect identified as an Afghan national. Both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the violence, with the military labeling the group as an Indian proxy, although no evidence has been provided to support that claim.