Terror Attack: Terrorist attack on police headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan, 8-10 attackers opened fire

A terrorist attack took place on Friday at the police headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan. Terrorists opened fire at the police headquarters located in Sharia Faisal, Karachi. According to Pakistan's local news channel Geo News, at least 8-10 terrorists opened fire inside the police office, which was retaliated by the security forces. Murtaza Wahab, a spokesman for Sindh's provincial government, said armed men attacked a police station in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday. The spokesman said he could not provide further details at the moment.

Local media reported that armed men attacked the police station and that heavy gunfire and some explosions were heard outside the compound, located near a main street in the city. Local media reported that there were eight to 10 attackers.

Initial reports said there were no casualties, but the city's police chief Javed Alam Odho confirmed the attack was ongoing and said police and paramilitary forces were responding. The police chief said it was not clear who was behind the attack on the police headquarters. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Terrorist attacks have increased in Pakistan since November, when the Pakistani Taliban ended a month-long ceasefire with the government.

Pakistan's banned Tehreek-e-Taliban is a separate group but an ally of the Taliban in Afghanistan, which seized power there more than a year ago after US and NATO troops withdrew. The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has emboldened Pakistani militants, whose top leaders and fighters are hiding across the border.