At least three armed men and three policemen, including a deputy superintendent of police, were killed in a gun battle in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, officials said.
The incident occurred near Safari Park in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town area of the city. Sindh Police spokesman Imran Shaukat said three men were killed when they attacked police. He declined to give the identity of the dead men. Another police official said three personnel, including DSP Qasim Ghauri, died and two others were injured in the gun battle.