KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Pakistan’s military says three security personnel and three attackers were killed after the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a military base in Karachi, while one wounded attacker, identified as an Afghan national, was arrested.
According to Pakistan’s military media wing, as reported by Dawn on Sunday (June 28), the attack took place between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The newspaper reported that Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, one of the armed factions of the TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan’s military said that seven people, including three attackers and four security personnel, were killed in the assault. Five others, including four soldiers and one attacker, were injured.
In a statement, the military said that one of the four attackers, who was captured while wounded, is an Afghan national and a member of the TTP.
The military’s media affairs wing added: “The assailants, after a blast at [the] main gate of the Camp, attempted to breach the perimeter security.
“However, their nefarious designs were decisively foiled by the vigilant and resolute response of Rangers troops, eliminating three kharijis and capturing one khariji, who is an Afghan national, in injured condition.”
The Pakistani government uses the term khariji (outcast) when referring to the perpetrators of terrorist attacks on Pakistan.
Over the past two months, Pakistan’s security situation has deteriorated amid intensified attacks by the TTP in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Balochistan province.
Pakistan’s military said the country recorded 101 attacks in April and 128 attacks in May. Most of these attacks targeted military positions, local police, and federal security forces.
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban, is a militant group formed in 2007 that has carried out numerous attacks against Pakistani security forces, police, and civilians, aiming to challenge the authority of the Pakistani state and impose its ideological system in parts of the country. Alongside the TTP, other armed groups such as Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) have also been involved in attacks targeting Pakistani state institutions, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
The Pakistani government has repeatedly alleged that TTP fighters use Afghan territory as a safe haven to plan and coordinate cross-border attacks, a claim that Taliban authorities deny, stating that they do not allow any group to use their soil against other countries.
In response, Pakistan has carried out military operations and airstrikes in border regions, saying these actions target militant hideouts linked to attacks inside Pakistan. Taliban, however, has accused Pakistan of violating its sovereignty through such strikes, leading to growing tensions and mutual accusations between the two countries over cross-border militancy.
Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul have escalated sharply since late 2025, marked by dozens of border clashes, Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan — including targets in Kabul and Kandahar — and retaliatory actions. The exchanges have resulted in hundreds of casualties on both sides, including civilians.
