Terrorism-related Incidents in Karachi - 2017

Date

Incidents

Police arrested at least three terrorists and seized explosives from their custody during an action in SITE Town area.

A SI of Police Iqbal Mehmood, probing some targeted killing cases was shot dead and two others injured in the night when unidentified assailants opened fire at them on main Rashid Minhas Road in Gulistan-i-Jauhar Town.

One person, identified as Rizwan, who worked as a Police informer against drug peddlers, was shot dead in a firing incident in Korangi Industrial Area under Korangi Town.

A civilian was shot dead in a target-killing incident at Jamshed Road near Pardah Park in Jamshed Town area of Karachi.

Police constable Muhammad Iqbal was injured when unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at Taimuria Police Station in North Nazimabad.

25-year-old Ali Imran was shot dead when unidentified assailants opened fire at Five Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad. Bashir, a traffic police official, was also injured in the firing incident.

Unidentified assailants killed a Police constable, Khalid Shaikh (30), near his house on Jamshed Road in the Soldier Bazaar area of Karachi.

Police recovered four dead bodies from an empty plot in Steel Town area.

A Shia man, Mohammed Kazim Raza (39), was gunned down in suspected sectarian attack in Gulistan-i-Jauhar area.

The CTD claimed to have arrested a would-be suicide bomber and another militant, associated with a banned outfit, who were allegedly involved in major terrorist acts in urban and rural Sindh and operating their networks in four major cities of the province besides Jaffarabad District of Balochistan. In a targeted raid conducted in the Manghopir area of Karachi, the CTD team detained the two suspects, Shaukat (would-be suicide bomber) and Abdul Ghani, and seized explosive material, a suicide jacket, a hand grenade and two pistols from their custody. "The held militants, who belonged to the Brohi tribe and were trained in Balochistan, were operating terror networks in Sukkur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad and Sanghar districts in Sindh and Jaffarabad district in Balochistan," said Sindh CTD chief Dr Sanaullah Abbasi.

Sindh Rangers claimed to have killed notorious Lyari gang war commander Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla in a shootout in Lyari Town area of Karachi. Two of Baba Ladla's close associates, Sikandar alias Sikko and Mohammad Yaseen alias Mama, were also killed in the encounter. During the operation, Head Constable Fayyaz and Constable Tufail were also killed.

Six militants were killed in a shoot out with Police during a raid on a chicken farm off Superhighway near the Baqai Medical University in Gadap town.

An employee of Samaa TV was killed evening when unidentified assailants opened fire on a Samaa TV DSNG van at KDA Chowrangi near Dolmen Mall in North Nazimabad.

At least 18 alleged terrorists were killed in a raid carried out in Ziarat Mai Garhi, Manghopir area of Karachi.

Police killed nine TTP militants including would-be suicide bombers during exchange of fire near Super Highway in Karachi.

Seven militants were killed and one rangers personnel received injuries during a targeted operation between Pakistan Rangers Sindh and militants in Shah Latif Town.

Unidentified assailants lobbed a hand grenade at a residential building in Lyari town of Karachi, leaving one woman injured.

Pakistan Rangers Sindh recovered a cache of arms from Landhi area Karachi. A Rangers communication said that a raid was conducted on an intelligence tip off that some miscreants belonging to MQM-London had hidden arms and ammunition with the intention of committing sabotage.

Police shot dead eight terrorists including a key militant figure affiliated with a banned organization during a raid on Bakrapeeri Road in Karachi.

Police shot dead two IS militants, identified as Saifullah and Haneef, in Manghopir area Karachi.

One militant was killed and four others arrested during a raid by CTD personnel in Korangi Town area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

The Pakistan Rangers Sindh recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during an intelligence based operation from the storeroom of the Safari Park on the University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.

Two Pakistan Rangers Sindh personnel were killed during a raid to arrest militants trained in Syria and Afghanistan and working for foreign intelligence agencies were arrested from Mawaach Goth area of Karachi.

Police arrested a target killer affiliated to MQM-L, identified as Kamran s/o Jumma Khan, from Joharabad area of Karachi. Police said Kamran is involved in two murder cases in Orangi Town.

A doctor, identified as Dr Zulfiqar, was killed when two unidentified assailants called out him from his house and opened fire in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. Dr. Zulfiqar used to run a clinic in Khadda Market

Police carried out various searches in Upper Gizri, Mominabad, Manghopir and Steel Town Areas and rounded up 88 suspects from the areas. In another raid in Lyari's Sango Lane area, Police nabbed a gangster affiliated with Uzair Baloch group.

A suspected gangster, identified as Ghulam Nabi alias Gull, was shot dead in an 'encounter' in Kalakot area of Lyari town in Karachi, reports Dawn. The Police have seized a TT pistol and a hand grenade from his custody. The deceased was associated with the Uzair Baloch-led Lyari gang, the Police said. "He looked after drug business in Lyari," an unnamed officer added.

Police claimed to have arrested a target killer belonging to MQM-L from Gulberg Town in Karachi.

16 people including women and children were injured in Lyari Jhatpat Market of Karachi, when a hand grenade blast took place.

SFs recovered weapons buried in Karachi's Lal Qila Ground in Azizabad in Karachi. The weapons recovered included SMGs, LMGs, 9mm pistols and a large number of cartridges.

SFs raided hideouts of Lyari gang war suspects Sajid Dakait, Jameel Changa, and Bilal Pappu and arrested two members of the BLA. According to sources, the three suspects, who reside in Dubai, were operating a drug den in the Ghazi Khan vicinity with the help of accomplices Arif Tiki, Obaid Langra, and Fahad Baloch.

An important member of the Lyari gang war, Amin Baloch, was arrested during a raid at Lyari General Hospital. According to the police, Amin was a vital accomplice of Lyari gang war's Zahid Ladla and the younger brother of gang war suspect Wasim Qasargandi. Amin had been arrested by Rangers in the past and had spent time in prison. He had been wanted by the police in a number of criminal cases.

Five persons, including three terrorists, wife of one of them, and a 5-years-old boy, were killed while four Rangers personnel were injured in an encounter in the area of Urdu Bazaar of Karachi.

Rangers personnel and the CTD of the Sindh Police claim to have arrested eight suspects during raids and operations in different parts of Karachi.

The CTD of Sindh with the collaboration of intelligence agency arrested one BLA cadre, involved in blew up of SSGC pipeline, from in Lyari Town.

Four assailants, riding on two Bikes, opened fire on a Police van left two Policemen killed and one critically injured near Doraji in the jurisdiction of New Town Police Station in Karachi.

A major terrorism bid was foiled as Pakistan Rangers Sindh arrested six suspected militants from Scout Colony area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.

The Counter-Terrorism Department claimed to have killed a wanted gangster in an encounter near Naurus Chowangi area of Site area in Karachi.

Unidentified militants shot dead four Policemen, who were sitting at a roadside eatery for Iftar in the SITE Town area of Karachi.

Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) arrested two wanted members of Lyari gangsters, Muhammad Omair and Zaheer Khan, in Madina Colony of Lyari Town.

A Lyari gangster, identified as Wasla, was shot dead in a Police encounter at Nippier Road under the jurisdiction of Nippier Police Station in Lyari Town.

Police killed a Lyari gangster in an encounter at Mirza Adam Road in Lyari town.

An IED explosion was reported from an area near Jama Mosque Mohammadi in the Bin-Qasim town. Though no casualties were reported, however, the green belt of the road was damaged.

On the intelligence tip a team of AVCC raided Dhobi Ghat area in the remit of Garden Police Station area in Saddar Town.

Pakistan Rangers Sindh arrested suspect Arif alias Takki from the Pak-Colony area of Site Town. Takki was affiliated with Arshad Pappu group of Lyari Gang War and was involved in many incident of crime, including killing, kidnapping and extortion.

Abdur Razzak Shaikh, a former security officer of PPP MNA and sister of Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, was shot dead in an act of targeted killing in District Central at Haji Mureed Goth within the limits of Gulbahar Police Station in Karachi

Three Policemen and a 12-year-old boy were killed after six unidentified assailants opened fire on a Police van parked near Darul Uloom in Korangi town of Karachi.

Four militants, including Mullah Akbar Swati, the chief of AQIS Karachi chapter, were killed in an encounter with Police during a raid in the Sachal area of Malir Town.

A traffic Constable was killed and another injured when unidentified assailants riding pillion on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at Abul Hasan Ispahani Road in Sohrab Goth.

The CTD conducted a search operation in the Al-Kareem Islamic Academy located in SITE Town area, allegedly linked with the TTP and arrested seven persons for interrogation.

A Traffic DSP and his driver were shot dead in Hussainabad area of Azizabad Town.

Two militants belonging to the TTP Mufti Shakir group were killed during an encounter with the CTD personnel in the Manghopir area.

One Police Qaumi razakar was killed and another was injured in a firing incident in the Northern Bypass area in Karachi.

Two TTP militants were killed in shootout during an IBO jointly conducted by CTD and Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) at Noorani Basti in Korangi Town.

The CTD Sindh claimed to have arrested a target killer belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London MQM-L who was involved in over a hundred cases of target killing from Qasba Colony area of Orangi Town and recovered huge cache of dumped weapons, from Shehzad Mor within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Frontier Colony, Orangi Town.

Police in a shootout killed four suspected terrorists, including TTP chief Mullah Fazlullah's cousin, Khursheed, in Sadaf Society of Malir Town.

One Policeman and one militant were killed while another Policeman injured during a Police operation in Kaneez Fatima Society in Malir Town.

SFs claimed to have arrested head of newly-emerged outfit ASP in an intelligence-based operation conducted in Kaniz Fatima Society of Gulzar-e-Hijri

Two Policemen were injured when an unidentified assailant opened fire on a Police mobile during a security check in Rizvia Society of Jahangirabad area in Karachi.

The CTD claimed to have arrested up two suspected target killers allegedly belonging to LeJ during a raid in Bandhani Colony of Liaquatabad.

One LeJ militant, Saad Surkhan, who was planning to carry out major acts of terrorism in the city, was gunned down in an encounter with a joint team of Police and IB in Khwaja Ajmer Nagri area of Karachi.

Karachi Police arrested three IS militants from Ahsanabad area in the outskirts . Officials recovered two 30-bore pistols, one 9mm pistol along with propaganda literature from the possession of the arrested militants. SSP Malir Rao Anwar, stated that Police conducted a raid at a house after receiving a tip from an intelligence agency. He also claimed that the suspects were planning to recruit young people for their militant group.

Rangers arrested four suspected LeJ militants during segregated raids in Mominabad area of Orangi Town neighborhood . They were allegedly involved in several cases of terrorism, including attacks on polio teams.

Also, a cadre of the MQM-H was arrested along with arms and ammunition during a raid conducted on a tip-off in the Landhi area. The suspect was identified as Shahid alias Gada. An unnamed spokesperson of the Rangers said that Gada was involved in various cases of crime, including murder.

Various religious and political groups including Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM), Difa-i-Pakistan Council, Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Pakistan People's Party (PPP) held protests against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The main protest was held near the US Consulate in Karachi and the activists burnt flags of the US and Israel and engaged in sloganeering.

Protest Rally

An MQM-Pakistan member Ammad Wasim was killed by unidentified assailants when he was on his way to Samnabad Locality from Matric Board Office, within the limits of Nazimabad Police station in Karachi.

SFs arrested three suspected illegal arms traders and recovered a cache of ammunition during a raid in Rizvia Society in Karachi.

Five LeJ militants were arrested in SITE Superhighway Industrial Area of Karachi. The militants were planning to assassinate an important personality belonging to the Shia community.

Five suspected IS militants were killed in an encounter with the Police in Gharibabad area near Ayub Goth in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.