At least four die in terrorist attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange

KARACHI: At least our security guards have been killed in a militant attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi, officials said.

In retaliatory operation, all four terrorists are believed to have been killed by security agencies.

Monday’s attack began when the militants armed with automatic rifles threw a grenade and then began firing at a security post outside the stock exchange.

“They had come in a silver Corolla car,” Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon later told Reuters.

Guards fought back, killing all four attackers, the authorities say, but police officers and security personnel are feared to be among the casualties.

It is not clear if more assailants were involved and a search of the premises is continuing. The Pakistan Stock Exchange said in a statement that the situation was “still unfolding”.

Its director, Abid Ali Habib, said the gunmen made their way from the car park and “opened fire on everyone”.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the terrorist attack at the PSX carried out by gunmen and paid tribute to the security officials who foiled the terror bid and prayed for quick recovery of the wounded.

The entire nation is proud of its brave officers, Imran Khan added.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has also denounced the incident.

Reports say most people managed to escape or hide in locked rooms.