Pakistan’s busiest airport, the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, was stormed by Taliban militants resulting in the death of at least 27 people last night, reports Reuters.
“The main goal of this attack was to damage the government, including by hijacking planes and destroying state installations,” said a Taliban spokesman, Shahidullah Shahid.
Security forces battled the Taliban insurgents for over 5 hours before finally regaining control of the airport at dawn.
Commenting on the attempted siege, Interior Minister, told press that the militants aim was to “damage the airport and planes as well as carry out a hostage taking.
“The main goal of this attack was to damage the government, including by hijacking planes and destroying state installations,” said a Taliban spokesman, Shahidullah Shahid.
Security forces battled the Taliban insurgents for over 5 hours before finally regaining control of the airport at dawn.
Commenting on the attempted siege, Interior Minister, told press that the militants aim was to “damage the airport and planes as well as carry out a hostage taking.
“They Had come prepared for the long haul,” said Chaudhry Nissar Ali Kahn.The attack comes as peace-talks between the government and the Taliban had been failing to reach a negotiated settlement in recent months.