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Five TTP militants killed in Karachi clash
[DAWN] Five Pak Taliban were killed Wednesday in a clash with Rangers in the southern port city of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , a front man for the paramilitary force said. The Death Eaters opened fire when Rangers raided their hideout in the Mangopir area of Karachi, Rangers front man Sibtain Rizvi told AFP. "The Rangers retaliated, as a result five bad boyz were potted. The Rangers also recovered automatic weapons and kabooms from the hideout," Rizvi said. The clash came a day after the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) carried out the deadliest ever attack in the country on a military-run school in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. killing 148 people, mostly children. The attack bought international condemnation as well as promises of a decisive crackdown on Death Eaters from political and military leaders. Police have also jugged Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! five suspected members of Al Qaeda's newly formed South Asian chapter suspected of carrying out an attack on a naval dockyard in Karachi in September. Karachi, a teeming metropolis of around 18 million people, is rife with political, ethnic, sectarian and criminal violence. Posted by: Fred 2014-12-18 |
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