Karachi Attack: Captured ‘Militant’ Makes Explosive Confessions

News Desk

Islamabad: The interrogation of an Afghan national captured during Saturday’s attack on a Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi has reportedly uncovered what Pakistani investigators describe as significant evidence linking the militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar to networks operating from Afghanistan.

According to officials, the suspect, identified as Usman, was arrested in an injured condition after security forces repelled the assault on the Rangers Sindh camp near Masamiyat Chowrangi on University Road in Karachi’s Safoora area.

A Planned Cross-Border Operation

During interrogation, Usman allegedly confessed that he had entered Pakistan from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, along with three other militants identified as Abdul Hadi, Janan and Umar Farooq. Investigators say the group crossed into Pakistan seven days before carrying out the attack.

According to his statement, Janan threw an explosive device at the Rangers camp during the assault, while Abdul Hadi was killed in the ensuing gun battle with security personnel.

Usman also claimed that Abdul Hadi, originally from Bajaur, had arranged the group’s hideout in an under-construction building after they entered Pakistan and was responsible for transporting the weapons and ammunition used in the attack from Waziristan.

Pakistani authorities say the interrogation has strengthened their assessment that the attack was planned with logistical support from cross-border militant networks.

The Karachi Attack

The attack took place on Saturday night when militants attempted to storm the Pakistan Rangers Sindh camp after detonating an explosive device near the facility.

Rangers personnel responded immediately, preventing the attackers from breaching the camp despite an intense exchange of fire.

The confrontation claimed the lives of three Rangers personnel, while four others were injured. Three attackers were killed during the operation, and Usman was captured alive despite being wounded.

Pakistan’s Response

Following the attack, the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said Pakistan would hold accountable those responsible for the deaths of its security personnel.

In its statement, the ISPR reiterated that operations against terrorists and their facilitators would continue under Operation Resolute Resolve, emphasizing that every sacrifice made by Pakistan’s security forces would be answered through sustained counterterrorism efforts.

Counterterrorism Operations Intensify

Soon after the Karachi attack, Pakistani security forces launched what officials described as a major intelligence-based operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

According to government officials, 29 militants belonging to Fitna-ul-Khawarij were killed during the operation.

Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar said security forces conducted an operation in Bajaur on June 28 in which a senior foreign militant commander, identified as Khan Frosh, also known as Zabul, was killed along with three associates.

Tarar further stated that Pakistani forces carried out operations across the border in Afghanistan’s Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces, where another 25 militants were reportedly killed. He said security forces also destroyed weapons and ammunition caches found in militant hideouts.

According to the Information Minister, the militants targeted in these operations belonged to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, the same group that Pakistani authorities accuse of orchestrating the Karachi Rangers camp attack.

Security Concerns Persist

The Karachi attack has once again highlighted Pakistan’s ongoing security challenges and renewed concerns over cross-border militant infiltration. Pakistani officials maintain that militant groups continue to exploit sanctuaries across the border to plan and facilitate attacks inside the country.

Authorities say investigations into the Karachi attack are continuing, with intelligence agencies examining the alleged network that supported the assault and pursuing those believed to have provided logistical assistance to the attackers.