Pakistani police kill 12 militants in Karachi shootout
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A Pakistani police official collects samples following an attack by gunmen on a military police jeep in Karachi, December 1, 2015. (Photo by AFP)
Police in Pakistan said Wednesday their forces killed at least a dozen militants during a shootout on the outskirts of the southern port city of Karachi.
According to Press TV, Rao Anwar, a senior Pakistani police official, said five al-Qaeda operatives and seven members of a notorious outlawed anti-Shia terrorist group known as Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were killed during the deadly encounter.
The slain militants had been involved in subversive activities, including the killing of civilians and attacks on security forces, Anwar said.
The senior police official also stated that officers recovered bomb-making material, guns and assault rifles from the possession of the dead militants.
On February 12, nearly 100 people were arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of having links to al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups and planning terror attacks across the country. The militants were detained after counter-terrorism forces raided their hideouts during a series of raids across Karachi.
Pro-Taliban militants and al-Qaeda operatives have been active in Karachi, which is home to numerous ethnic groups, carrying out several attacks in the past.
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