KARACHI: More than 10 militants late Sunday attacked one of Pakistans main military bases, used by the navy and air force in Karachi.
Ten explosions and gunfire heard inside the PAF Museum on Shahrah-e-Faisal Road in Karachi. Towering flames arose from inside the PNS Mehran compound. Eight to 15 terrorists entered the compound suggest initial reports.
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The fires on the PAF base have been completely extinguished, confirms Express 24/7 reporter Ahmed Jung.
Shah Faisal number 5 area sewerage line was used to enter PNS Mehran, say sources on-ground.
They were equipped with sophisticated weapons, navy spokesman Commodore Irfanul Haq told Reuters.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the militants had attacked from the rear of the base. We have been able to confine them to one building and an operation is underway either to kill or capture them.
The Karachi attack evoked memories of an assault on Pakistans Army headquarters in the town of Rawalpindi in 2009, and revived concerns that even the most well-guarded installations in the country remain vulnerable.