Rangers attack in Karachi planned, facilitated by Afghanistan-based terrorists: police

Pakistani police have asserted that terrorists trained in Afghanistan were behind the planning and execution of a deadly attack on a Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi last month. The June 27 assault targeted the headquarters of the Rangers in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar area, leaving three security personnel dead and four wounded, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

City Senior Superintendent of Police Irfan Bahadur, speaking alongside Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, outlined what he described as the four phases of the attack's planning. These included the initial planning and terrorist training in Afghanistan, the subsequent movement of four Afghan terrorists to Karachi, the provision of a facilitator group within Karachi with backing and instructions from Afghanistan, and finally, the supply of weapons, ammunition, and suicide jackets to the attackers.

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First of all, the planning and training of terrorists in Afghanistan. Secondly, four Afghan terrorists being taken from Afghanistan to Karachi.

The ISPR had previously attributed the attack to terrorists belonging to the Indian proxy group Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA). During the retaliatory action, three terrorists were killed, and one Afghan national was apprehended. Police stated that the facilitator group in Karachi received guidance from Afghanistan until the final stages of the operation.

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And lastly, the provision of weapons, ammunition and suicide jackets to terrorists.