KARACHI: Two people, including a policeman, were killed and one person was reported injured in Karachi, DawnNews reported.
The incident took place in the city's Garden Town near the Karachi zoo during a robbery attempt at a booking office of the Pakistan International Airlines.
Police reached the site and an exchange of fire took place between the robbers and the law-enforcers with Inspector Qamar Satti losing his life.
The robbers fled the area immediately afterwards and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Today’s incident comes a day after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a meeting on law and order and the ongoing operation against terrorists in Karachi.
It was reported, however, that the premier had expressed displeasure over the poor law and order situation in the city and had questioned officials present as to why the condition had deteriorated after becoming stable for some time.
He had also directed officials to take stricter action to ensure peace.
Karachi, the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, is riddled with targeted killings, gang wars, kidnappings for ransom, extortion and terrorism. Targeted operations led by Rangers’ forces with the support of police are ongoing in the city under a directive issued by the federal government against criminals already identified by federal, military and civilian agencies.