BOMBER KILLS TWO PARAMILITARY TROOPS IN PAKISTAN’S KARACHI
Karachi, 1 Jumadil Akhir 1436/21 March 2015 (MINA) – A bomber has rammed a motorbike into a vehicle carrying paramilitary troops in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least two of them and injuring three others.
Local security sources said the attackers targeted the vehicle in the North Nazimabad area of Pakistan’s largest city on Friday. Media reports say police and army personnel have reached the site and cordoned off the area.
The injured security personnel were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Local security officials say they have launched an investigation into the explosion, Press Tv quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
The attack comes as a large contingent of paramilitary forces has been conducting intensive security operations in order to flush militants and criminals out of the troubled city.
It was the second attack in the city after at least two people were killed and several others injured in a bomb attack on a Shia mosque in the congested Aram Bagh area of Karachi.
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a bicycle exploded outside the mosque as people were performing Friday prayers.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but the acts of violence bear the hallmarks of those carried out by the pro-Taliban militants.
On January 30, at least 60 people were killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack on a Shia mosque and religious center in the town of Shikarpur, around 470 kilometers (300 miles) north of Karachi.
The frequent incidents of violence against Shias in Pakistan have raised concerns in international organizations, while moderate Pakistani Sunni groups have described the issue as a conspiracy against the country.
Since 2001, when the Pakistani government entered an alliance with the US in its so-called war on terror, many Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks in the country. (T/P002/P3)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
