At least two Rangers troops were killed and 21 others people including Rangers personnel injured in a powerful suicide blast at the Sachal Rangers Headquarters located in North Nazimabad, block-B area of the city on Thursday morning.
Talking to media, SSP Khurram Waris confirmed the two killings and said it was a suicide explosion, adding that at least 150 kilogram explosives were used in the blast.
The bomber drove his explosive-packed Shehzor mini-truck into the building from Gate-3 and blew up at 7 am causing the entire headquarters to be damaged, followed by a fire.
The blast at the Sachal Rangers Headquarters behind Hanif Hospital, was so powerful that a portion of the headquarters collapsed with all its glasses smashed and the nearby buildings including those of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), PTCL office and a hospital, were harmed.
Rooftop of the KESC office caved in and its windowpanes broke.
Three fire-fighting vehicles took part in extinguishing the fire.
The formidable blast sound was heard far and wide over miles even in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
Law-enforcers including police in a large number turned up soon after the blast. Also, the rescue and relief teams including ambulances reached the spot on time.
The Rangers personnel cordoned off the premises. And, the schools in the area were closed.
According to the Rangers spokesman, two Rangers Personnel including the suicide bomber himself were killed and 21 others injured in the blast and three to four people among the injured were critically wounded.
Police said the injured include at least eight rangers and three policemen and some other civilians.
Two suspects were arrested, said the Rangers spokesman.
They were arrested while making videos of the blast victims at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, he said.
The two suspects claimed they were policemen, but actually they were not, he added.
The Rangers spokesman said that the building targeted was a residential building inside the headquarters.
Police said that there were an estimated 150 people inside the building when the blast took place.
The suicide bomber failed to reach the building before the explosion, said Inspector General Sindh Fayyaz Laghari.
Otherwise the casualties could be much higher, he said.
Bomb disposal squad officers said that the bomber hid the explosives under the vegetables on the mini truck and an estimated 150 kg explosives were used.
Parts of the body of the suicide bomber have been collected to determine his age, they said.
Both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Ashraf condemned the attack shortly after the blast was reported.
Taliban in action. For a very long time everyone with the exception of MQM was in denial of the presence of Taliban. It was an open secret that certain political parties and some powerful elements were providing full support to the Taliban, just to protect their vested interests. Now the matter is out of control so the govt has been directed to take action against these elements. By this suicide attack the Taliban have accepted this challenge.
Right but MQM its self are not less then Taliban.MQM also do target killing also their don Altaf already indicated in his speeches.Only solution is to handover Karachi even whole country to army because so called zardari democratic government failed in every way and there is no name law in country.
If our security forces are not protected then how nation will they protected.Pakistan,s enemies are enjoying as can target any part of Pakistan without any resists. That how our security is failed whom haven't captured any foreign agents responsible for terrorism in Pakistan.
Sir we dont have suiteable laws to apprehend terrorists, therefore hundreds of the arrested have got scot free by the courts, and get encouraged for more killings. Honourable Cheif Justice why dont you take a suo motto that why not even a single terrorist have been sentected by the Courts in Pakistan?
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