Three suspected militants killed in Karachi shootout

Rangers claim suspects were associated with Lyari gang, political party

KARACHI: Three suspected militants were killed while a Rangers official was severely injured in a exchange of fire between security forces and miscreants in Karachi, Express News reported on Monday.

Rangers claimed the suspects were associated with a Lyari gang and a political party.

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According to Rangers spokesperson, the suspects were identified as Saleem alias Dollar, Nawaz alias Dada and Zubair alias Muhajir, stated a spokesperson for Rangers.

A large number of weapons including 19 SMGs, 2 LMGs, 3 MP5s were recovered from the possession of the accused after the shootout in Defence neighbourhood.

On March 11, Rangers raided Muttahida Qaumi Movement headquarters and arrested several party leaders and workers on information of convicts hiding inside the highly-guarded office.

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The security personnel claimed to have seized a huge cache of weapons during the search at Nine-Zero.