Insurgent Zone

#Update Pictures of killed attackers have emerged.

#Update Four ranger personnel have been killed and at least 7 more injured. Casualties are expected to rise.

According to statements attributed to the Khulafa-e-Rashideen Istishhadi (martyrdom-seeking) unit, which claimed responsibility for the attack on the Pakistan Rangers Headquarters, at least 35 Rangers personnel have been killed and dozens injured in the ongoing operation. Note: This information has not been independently verified. Conflicting casualty figures have been reported.

#Update Drones are currently deployed to locate the attackers. Law enforcement officials estimate that three to four individuals are involved in the incident.

#Update Intermittent firing continues in the vicinity.

#Update Unconfirmed reports indicate that two ranger personnel have been killed, with multiple others sustaining injuries. Local sources allege that ranger snipers have secured positions in nearby buildings, while suicide bombers remain entrenched within the compound.

#Update According to TTP Sources, their fighters have shot down Quadcopter belonging to the military. Clashes are still ongoing.

#Update According to security sources, four personnel have been injured to date, and one of the attackers has been killed.

#Update Unconfirmed reports of casualties among security forces, although the number are not confirmed.

#Update According to a statement from JuA accounts, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) targeted a Rangers installation, and nine suicide bombers entered the compound. Pro-state accounts have claimed to have thwarted the attack. Further details are awaited.

#Update "Khulafaye Rashideen Isteshhadi Brigade", a faction belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) has claimed responsibility for the attack.

#Update It has been reported that the Ranger Compound on University Road in Karachi was the target of the attack. Further details are awaited.

According to police sources, unidentified assailants opened fire on a police post at the Prospect Point area in Ziarat district. Three police personnel were injured, and one member of a Tablighi Jamaat was killed in the attack. An exchange of fire between police and the attackers is ongoing. Further details are awaited.

#Update According to pro Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) accounts, the attack was a suicide bombing, although an official statement has not yet been released.

Initial reports indicate an explosion and gunfire in the Gulistan-e-Johar area of Karachi. A significant police contingent has been deployed to the location. Further details are pending.

According to local sources, mortar shells were reportedly fired by security forces into civilian areas within the Nishpa Marsanzai locality of Tehsil Shaktoi, South Waziristan, on the evening of yesterday. One civilian casualty was confirmed: a young man identified as Zare, son of Namagal, who was killed in the shelling.

According to a claim by Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), its fighters attacked a military outpost (OP-7) in the Tangir tehsil of Diamer district. The group alleged that one military personnel was killed, and further casualties and material damage are possible.

Unidentified motorcyclists opened fire in the Karam Par area of Mangla village, located near the Indus Highway, Lakki Marwat, resulting in the death of one person. The deceased has been identified as Akhtar Javed, son of retired Intelligence Bureau Director Hameedullah, a resident of Mangla village. Further details are awaited.

Four police personnel were injured in a bomb explosion near a vehicle belonging to Dasht Police Station on Mian Ghundi Link Road, on the outskirts of Quetta, on Saturday afternoon. SHO Dasht Akhtar Muhammad confirmed the incident.

According to TTP sources, militants have established a siege on multiple posts in the area, with quadcopters being utilized to target military installations. Further details are awaited.