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Pakistani security forces foil terrorist attacks on Karachi

07 February 2014 00:56 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Pakistani security forces say they have foiled at least two potentially devastating attacks on the southern port city of Karachi, APA reports quoting Press TV.

This comes after bomb disposal teams defused at least two powerful bombs planted at government installations across the volatile city.

Security sources say the sites were evacuated and the disposal squad conducted a perimeter search of both premises.

Karachi has experienced a fresh spate of violence and targeted killings over the past few months.

Sectarian, political and ethnic violence in Karachi has killed hundreds of people in Pakistan’s main commercial hub so far this year.

Pakistan's top court has ordered the government law enforcement agencies to take an immediate action against pro-Taliban militants in the country's largest city.

The Supreme Court ordered the government in Sindh Province, of which Karachi is the capital, to take the issue of the presence of the Taliban in the city seriously.

Reports say thousands of Pro-Taliban militants have made their way into the country's largest city and its commercial hub.

The city is home to numerous ethnic groups and has been hit by clashes between rival ethnic and political factions for the past two decades.

Thousands of people have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001 when Pakistan entered an alliance with the US in the so-called war against terrorism, according to local media.

Thousands more have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping across the country.