Islamabad, Pakistan
Mahaz News
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At least two individuals have been killed and 11 have been injured after militants stormed the police headquarters within the southern Pakistani metropolis of Karachi, in line with officers.

Up to 10 militants attacked the police station with hand grenades and photographs have been fired, an eyewitness instructed Mahaz News. The Sindh provincial minister for labor, Saeed Ghani, confirmed the assault to Mahaz News, including the incident was ongoing.

Pakistan’s Taliban, often known as Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed accountability for the assault, in line with spokesman Mohammad Khorasani.

Multiple photographs may very well be heard ringing by means of the world the place the headquarters is positioned, in line with footage from the scene, and eyewitnesses described listening to a number of explosions.

The injured are being handled at a hospital, and one among them is in vital situation, in line with Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, a senior chief of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the ruling occasion in Sindh province the place Karachi is positioned.

Earlier, Edhi Ambulance Service mentioned a police officer and a janitor died within the assault, whereas 4 police rangers have been among the many injured.

The assault prompted the Sindh provincial authorities to declare a state of emergency in Karachi, in line with its spokesperson, Sharjeel Memon.

Pakistan’s Taliban have been designated a international terrorist group by the US State Department since September 2010.

Pakistani authorities have but to substantiate any group’s involvement.

Rescue groups have reached the location of the assault, in line with video launched by Chhipa Ambulance Service, during which gunfire may very well be heard.