At least seven terrorists were killed while several in four separate armed encounter with personnel of police and Rangers in different areas of Karachi earlier on Thursday.
Four terrorists were killed during exchange of fire with police personnel in the megacity areas of Mochko and Docks.
Three gangsters from Lyari’s Uzair Jan group were killed in an armed encounter in Mochko.
The terrorist who was killed in Docks was involved in sectarian targeted killings in the city, according to police.
Another armed encounter took place in the city area of New Karachi.
According to rangers spokesman, terrorists opened fire at the Rangers personnel as soon as they arrived in the metropolis area of New Karachi overnight for targeted operation.
The spokesman said two target killers were killed in retaliatory fire by the troopers.
