Overview

• The Counter-Terrorism Department and intelligence agencies carried out a raid in Karachi’s Manghopir district, engaging in a gun battle that lasted more than an hour.
• Three suspects from the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed, including Zafran, who carried a Rs20 million bounty for his role in last year’s Liberty Textile attack.
• Officials recovered a suicide vest, three grenades, a Kalashnikov rifle, two pistols and a large ammunition cache from the hideout.
• Zafran and his accomplices were accused of wounding two Chinese nationals in a November 2024 shooting at a Karachi textile factory.
• Authorities pledged to bolster security measures for Chinese nationals working on Belt and Road projects in response to persistent militant threats.