[Dawn] An kaboom near a checkpost of Rangers force killed four security personnel and injured at least four others in 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...
's Korangi neighbourhood on Wednesday, DawnNews reported quoting security officials.
Initial reports suggest that at least eight people including security personnel sustained injuries when a bomb went
kaboom!near headquarters of the Rangers force in Korangi No.5 area.
"It was a kaboom, the target seems to be a van of carrying soldiers," police official Karim Khan told AFP.
The blast happened near the Rangers' headquarters in the city's eastern district of Korangi, he added.
Four of the injured shuffled off the mortal coil when they were being taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
Meanwhile,
...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone......
Pak Taliban front man Ehsanullah Ehsan has grabbed credit, saying they targeted the Rangers for working against them.
"We received seven maimed soldiers, three of them expired later," senior doctor Seemi Jamali said, adding that two were at death's door.
A front man of Rangers has confirmed the number of causalities and said that a vehicle of the Rangers forces, with a dozen personnel on board, was returning from duty when attacked by unidentified myrmidons. The vehicle was completely damaged in the blast, said the front man, adding that a hand grenade or a cracker was hurled at the vehicle.
The front man identified the dear departed as Irfan, Amanat, Majid and Saifullah.
The blast spread fear among the locals residents as shops and small businesses were reportedly shut after the incident.
Police and security agencies have cordoned off the site and the media is prohibited to enter the area.
"It was an attack on the Rangers' pickup truck," senior police officer Tahir Naveed confirmed. "An bomb, most probably a hand grenade was hurled into the moving van causing the casualties," Naveed told AFP.
The attack might be linked to operations being carried out by Rangers against gunnies and criminals gangs in the city, he added.
Taking notice of the incident, Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso and Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan have ordered a quick probe report of the blast.
The caretaker PM, in a statement, said that such cowardly acts would not deter the resolve of the law enforcement agencies of wiping out the terrorism from the society.