Adil Najam
A series of explosions and blasts have been reported in Karachi in and around various military installations, including the Mehran Naval Aviation base. Multiple explosions were reported from the PAF area near Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi. Flames from within the Air Force compound have been shown on television and reportedly some of the attackers are still inside the military compound where fighting continues.
Details remain sketchy and continue to evolve by the minute. Meanwhile, some are already calling this a “Mumbai-like” operation with choreographed multiple points of attack and mention is being made of possibly hostages being taken within a particular part of the compound.
According to Dawn:
Several explosions have been heard near the PAF Museum on Dalmia Road in Karachi. The force of the blasts have shattered the windows of surrounding buildings, reports said. Heavy gunfire was also reported after the explosion. An eyewitness said that the blasts took place near the gate of Faisal Base.
A large fire and a thick cloud of smoke has also been reported. Police have sealed the area. “We are trying to check the cause of the blast. I cannot say,” said a senior police official. Another police official said gunfire was also reported from inside the base, Reuters reported. “Several blasts were heard inside, the firing is still continuing,” Aslam Khan, a senior police officer at site told AFP.
According to The News:
Four people were killed in an armed attack Sunday by terrorists on PNS Mehran, a heavily guarded base of Pakistan Navy, located along Sharea Faisal, according to a foreign news agency. TV images showed flames rising in the air from PNS Mehran where terrorists blew up a US made P-3C Orion plane of Pakistan Navy.
Five injured in the incident were shifted to a local hospital. Additional personnel of security forces were also seen moving inside PNS Mehran. Electricity of the entire area has also been shut down. Earlier, four blasts were reported from the area near PAF base Faisal.
Ambulances and fire tenders were seen rushing toward the base following the powerful blasts that were heard across a wide radius. Gunshots fired from sophisticated weapons were also heard following the blasts. It is pertinent to mention here that in the previous weeks three buses of Pakistan Navy had been attacked by terrorists in the metropolitan city of Karachi.
Nihari’s comments must be deleted, its mocking the dua made by the prophet (SAW).
As an Indian I can crow and have a smirk. But as an Indian with service back ground, I feel rather sad and also when i see the comments here. This is an operation by expertly trained commandos (called Militants by western media) and terrorists(by Indian media) and Taliban by Rehman Malik.This abse is highly secured due to the assets it had and also because Chinese were also working here in close coordination with Pakistanies. But still the attackers could breach. This could not be done without some co-operation within the base personnel and that is what worries me as an Indian.I read that some ORs even slapped some officers of Pakistani Army after betrayal of Osama. What worries me is the falling apart of Pakistani nation.
@Adnan
Could you post these news sources by any chance. I’d love to see the evidence…and please make sure they’re reliable
Sri Lankan team has been invited to play cricket in Pakistan. How can these bloody fool promise to provide fool proof security when they cant save their own behinds. how can fools provide fool proof security?
for those who think RAW or indian authorities are involved in this ….it seems indian authorities cannot even handle an error free list so planning such an operation is clearly beyond them!
tough times for pakistan ..there is no easy solution ..pain must be felt and any medicine will be bitter – hope for a fast recovery though and better times ahead.