Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter faction of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for an attack on a Pakistan Rangers transport facility in Karachi on 28 June 2026, according to police sources cited by Xinhua.
According to police sources who spoke to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, at least 3 Pakistan Rangers personnel were killed in the attack, while 4 terrorists died in the subsequent exchange of fire on 28 June 2026.
Pakistan security forces launched a clearance operation at the Rangers transport facility in Karachi on 29 June 2026 (Saturday), with personnel deployed to secure the perimeter following the militant strike, police sources said.
Karachi, Pakistan's southern port city and commercial hub, was placed on heightened alert following the 28 June 2026 assault on the Pakistan Rangers paramilitary facility, with security personnel maintaining guard at the attack site, according to police sources.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar — a proscribed splinter of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — has reportedly claimed the Karachi attack, underscoring the persistent militant threat to Pakistan's largest city and its security infrastructure as of June 2026.