Two military men killed in Karachi after gun attack on vehicle
KARACHI: Two military men were shot dead when unidentified assailants fired at their vehicle in the city's Saddar area on Tuesday, officials said.
The personnel were rushed to Jinnah Hospital in injured condition where both succumbed to bullet wounds.
JPMC Emergency Head Dr Seemin Jamali said that one of the men was brought dead while the other succumbed to injuries during treatment.
The victims have been identified as Lance Naik Razzaq and Sepoy Khadim Hussain.
The Jamatul Ahrar faction of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The military vehicle was fired upon by unidentified gunmen, riding a motorcycle, who immediately fled the scene, which is near the Parking Plaza on New MA Jinnah Road.
“We will try to find out the linkage between this incident and the last case [the attack on MP vehicle], however, there were no specific threats,” said Additional Inspector General Mushtaq Meher while visiting the site of the attack.
Security officials have cordoned off the area while forensic officials have reached the spot to collect evidence that will aid the investigation.