A passerby was also injured in the attack.
The police personnel on their motorcycles were patrolling in the area – notorious for the presence of the Taliban – when armed militants targeted them.
Police officials said that after attacking and killing the cops, the militants fled with the police officials' sub-machine guns.
A couple of days back, Rangers and police had killed five militants during a grand operation in Manghopir’s Sultanabad area, and had recovered four abducted industrialists and traders.
Police officials said that the shooting today was apparently the reaction of the killings of the militants.
An extra contingent of law enforcers reached the area and cordoned off the entire locality. Rangers were also called into the area to conduct a search operation.
The bodies and injured were immediately moved to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
Additional IG Karachi Ghulam Qadir Thebo said that the militants carried out today's attacks on the police to avenge their comrades’ killings by law enforcers.
“Our actions against militants will continue until the elimination of terrorists and terrorism in a city,” he said. He also announced Rs2 million for each deceased cop’s family.
The deceased policemen were identified as Soomar, 38, Ghulam Ali, 40, and Munawar, 43.
The injured policeman was identified as Ali Nawaz, 40 and the injured passerby was identified as Shahid Omar Din, 35.
Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan took notice of the killings of the policemen, and asked Sindh IGP Iqbal Mehmood to submit a report regarding the killings within 24 hours.
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@Nasir Mahmood: Depoliticizing police will eliminate TTP from Karachi or policemen will become immortal?
@Javed Qamer...in Punjab Shabaz takes notice,and in Islamabad Chief Justice takes notice..pakistan has become a country of notices..
Killing on any innocent person must not be allowed at any cost. But, I see some people are showing great sympathy with police. Sorry to say, but police does need to be reformed in this country. Recruitment is itself biased, favored and politicised. Police has no formal training programs and has gained a reputation of toxically corrupt institute in the country. This is all unfortunate but cannot be neglected either.
Instead of taking notice, Governor should announce depolitisizing police, the result will be obvious.
I am so sorry about the killings of the policemen. Governor takes notice" In Zardaris time it was "President takes strict notice". What does it mean. Is this some kind of secret language. The people in charge of the police station should immediately get involved and take action. You dont need some higher ups taking strict notice etc.
These are the men who sacrificed their lives for this country and nobody give a damn about them.....Its a shame that yesterday approximately 100 policemen were injured and actually no political party condemned the incident.....