13 suspected militants killed in Karachi police operation

E-Paper | March 18, 2026

KARACHI: At least 13 suspected militants were killed on Monday after a shootout with police in Karachi, DawnNews reported.

Malir Police headed by SSP Rao Anwar carried out an operation in a Sohrab Goth locality where the alleged militants were hiding.

Officials said the suspects resorted to firing after sensing danger. The police returned fire and after a shoot out, 13 suspected militants were killed.

Police claimed the men were affiliated with the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al Qaeda.

They also said that some of the men were wearing uniforms of law enforcement agencies.

A large cache of arms and ammunition was also seized during the operation. A police official said the militants were preparing to carry out a major terrorist attack in the city.

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krishna prasad

Dec 22, 2014 08:53pm

Wonderful news to the ears of Karachites. Keep up the pressure until fully rooted out from the area.

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zeeshan

Dec 22, 2014 08:56pm

Thanks Karachi Police

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Ali

Dec 22, 2014 08:56pm

Well done Police..!!

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Justice

Dec 22, 2014 09:06pm

If TTP had been dealt years ago then probably this situation wouldn't have arisen. Pakistan is too symphatetic to various terrorist groups under the banner of islam and should adopt ZERO tolerance policy irrespectively.

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saj

Dec 22, 2014 09:08pm

Keep on going guys. May ALLAH (swt) bring you back to your families each and everyday.

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anony

Dec 22, 2014 09:09pm

Good work Karachi police and rangers.

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Joe

Dec 22, 2014 09:09pm

Pakistan Police Great job Pakistan Police this is your country this is our country please cleanse our lovely country from these Thugs Talibans once and for all for the sake of our children's.

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Manoj

Dec 22, 2014 09:15pm

Grt job done......

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Bilal

Dec 22, 2014 09:16pm

Why do you have to name the SSP these are suppose to be confidential we have lost a lot of precious lives need to work smartly

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Muhammed Ali

Dec 22, 2014 09:24pm

Fantastic news..

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just_someone

Dec 22, 2014 09:32pm

Im suspicious... This sounds all too good to be true..

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saeed

Dec 22, 2014 09:40pm

Finally Karachi authorities woke up to taliban terrorists reality.

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Akber

Dec 22, 2014 09:43pm

Such Police operations are long overdue. Gulastan-e-Jauher should be next.

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Owais

Dec 22, 2014 09:52pm

Salute to Karachi Police and Rangers. Karachiites, please stay vigilant. Ya Rab, help!

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Parvez

Dec 22, 2014 09:56pm

Well done...don't stop now....get them all.

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Khawar Ilyas

Dec 22, 2014 10:15pm

Well done Karachi Police. Doing hot pursuit of terrorists these days. Keep it up.

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Candid1

Dec 22, 2014 10:21pm

Congratulations Karachi Police. The entire city stands with you and appreciates the risks you take, and sacrifices you make to keep the citizens safe from these barbarians. May you have more successes like these, and may you remain safe.

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Mulazim hussain

Dec 22, 2014 10:26pm

Karachi police Zindabad!

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A. Mangal

Dec 22, 2014 10:32pm

Good news! All of a sudden, Karachi police even woke up despite years of killing went on! Excellent!

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Manu Sharma USA

Dec 22, 2014 10:49pm

Anyways, welcome to fake encounters. Humanity being killed every where.

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Ahmer

Dec 22, 2014 11:28pm

Spare no terrorist.

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imran ghori

Dec 23, 2014 12:23am

Good news..they deserve it...police continue operations in whole karachi

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faisal

Dec 23, 2014 12:34am

Awesome , please keep the pressure on

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A. Mirza

Dec 23, 2014 01:13am

Nothing to be surprised about..Altaf bhai has been saying that for years! They are all hiding in Karachi.

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Omar

Dec 23, 2014 01:14am

If the same would have been done to 'target killers' of a so called political party, one call from London would've caused massive shut down in Karachi! Well done Sindh Police. If we are to believe in this story we are evenly poised to believing all the encounter stories from Karachi during the 90s!

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Iqbal

Dec 23, 2014 01:23am

The people are of Karachi are with you. Go Police!

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Ashraf Mirza (USA)

Dec 23, 2014 01:38am

WOW......WOW......WOW...Congratulation to whole POLICE DEPARTMENT ..for doing a great job. Pleasde kill all MILITANTS. People of Pakistan fully support Police Department all over Pakistan. Inshallah soon Pakistan will become best country to live. Sincerely, Ashraf Mirza (USA)

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IBN E ASHFAQUE

Dec 23, 2014 01:51am

The causative factors behind terrorism needs to be identified and eliminated. Otherwise we will be doing these operations for a long long time. Some of the possible causative factors are : access to education, availability of justice within a given time frame, and extremely high disparity of income. These three factors need to be addressed at the earliest.

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Mehtab

Dec 23, 2014 02:02am

Excellent job Karachi police. ..well done

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Abbas

Dec 23, 2014 02:06am

Good job, keep the law and order upright.

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Yawar

Dec 23, 2014 03:04am

Thank you Malir Police for saving hundreds of civilians that these goons were apparently wanting to target.

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Muhammad Farooq

Dec 23, 2014 06:04am

Why do you call them militants? Why don't you call them terrorists? Karachi Op should continue till the last terrorist is weeded out. I am confident 2015 will be a better year for all in Pakistan.

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Asif

Dec 23, 2014 07:32am

Dear Military & Police the world is behind you make sure no one escape!

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Zahid

Dec 23, 2014 08:09am

Great job. Keep up the good work.

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zafar

Dec 23, 2014 11:58am

Looking fake encounter.

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