Over 36 Blasts at PAF Base Faisal & PNS Mehran

Pakistan Navy's P-3C Orions Destroyed in Terrorist Attack 

Pakistani News Channels are reporting that atleast three at the PAF Base Faisal & PNS Mehran. These blasts has occurred at the guard's room at the PAF Base Faisal & PNS Mehran and rescue teams are rushing toward the base.

Locals in the area has reported that atleast three blasts has occurred which are followed by the heavy gunfire and raising smoke for PAF Base Faisal & PNS Mehran can be seen from long distance.

Only Rangers are allowed to move in and Sindh police is stopped at the gate as it is thought that few terrorists are in the area. Helicopters are being used for surveillance of the area.

Pakistan Navy's Special Forces, Naval Special Services Group(SSGN) are conducting the search and rescue operation. Army's SSG and Air Force's SSW is also on alert and its special forces operators are put on alert.

Atleast four deaths has been confirmed and two more blasts has occurred.

Three P-3 Orion aircrafts has been damaged.Out of Three one P-3C is completely destroyed while other two were partially damaged. Pakistan Navy has purchased 9 P-3C Orions from United States. P-3C is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft.

RPGs and grenades were used by the terrorists and one of them hit the PN's P-3 Orion. Total of 14 to 20 terrorists are involved in the attack our which atleast 6 have been killed and another has been captured alive by the Special Operations Forces of Pakistan Navy.

There is total blackout in the area to provide tactical advantage to the special force's operators which can use the Night Vision Devices to hunt down the terrorist in dark.

All foreign technical staff stationed at the PNS Mehran have been evacuated. Terrorist has launched their attack using three different routes, City School, Malir Nadi, and Main road. Atleast four of them has been captured alive by the Special Operations Forces and Pak Marines. Pak Marines have surrounded the terrorist.

Five injured personal including one foreign has been admitted in the hospital and another four were killed.

Additional gunfire and blasts are being reported in the area and now it is claimed that three P-3C Orions are destroyed. Over three dozen ambulances at the gate of the PNS Mehran and are waiting for the gates to open.

Another blast has been reported and firing has started again. Local media is claiming that sewer lines may have been used to infiltrate the base. Samaa TV has reported that terrorist are using the Night vision goggles  has been found on dead terrorists.

Lt. Syed Yaser Abbas from Lahore, is one of the first martyrs who fought the terrorist at PNS Mehran. He was part of the Rapid Response Team which was first on scene as the alarms were sounded by the guards.

PNS Mehran Under Terrorist Attacks: Updates

1. PNS Mehran is currently under attack by the terrorists and over 36 blasts has been reported. Heavy gunfire can esily heard.
2. One of the P-3C was hit by an RPG fired by the terrorists and another was severely damaged due to the close proximity of the location of the aircraft.
3. Naval Special Services Group(SSGN) is conducting operation with help of Pak Marines to flush out and capture the terrorist alive.
4. Four terrorists  have been captured alive and some of the terrorists have been killed in action by the Naval Special Services Group(SSGN).
   
5. Terrorists are using Night vision goggles to see in dark which shows the availably of the high tech equipment and the training to use it effectively. This is highly planned, funded operation by the terrorists.
6. Special Services Group operators of the Pakistan Army have reached PNS Mehran through PAF C-130s to assist the Naval Special Services Group(SSGN).
7. Lt. Syed Yaser Abbas from Lahore, is one of the first martyrs who fought the terrorist at PNS Mehran. He was part of the Rapid Response Team which was first on scene as the alarms were sounded by the guards.
8. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said: "We have been able to confine them to one building and an operation is underway either to kill or capture them."
9. First objective of the Naval Special Services Group(SSGN) was to force terrorists back and act as a wall between the important assets and terrorists so that fire caused by the burning P-3C could be stopped.
10. Operators of the Special Services Group of Pakistan Army are now participating in the operation. They are using M-4 Carbines.
11. One Part of building where terrorists are now hiding has been cleared.
12. CNN is claiming that Taliban has claimed responsibility for attack on a naval base in Karachi.
13. Four to six terrorists has been killed by the security forces while another three killed themselves. Security forces were able to arrest four terrorists.
14. These terrorists were not trained in the typical madrasa type training outfit.
15. Terrorists had high tech equipment like NVD to fight at night, they had right training, logistical support, intelligence support to conduct this kind of attack.
16. Sophistication of the attack looks to be much closer to the level of special forces trained to attack bases behind enemy lines than that of terrorists.
17. This terrorist attack was strategically-driven, not ideologically-driven.
18. Purpose of the attack seems to be to show the world that Pakistan cannot defend its assets and create an impression that Pakistani Nuclear Weapons are safe.
19. "They were carrying guns, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and hand grenades. They hit the aircraft with an RPG," Pakistan Navy.
20. Four people were killed including three firefighters and one naval officer.
21. Additional operators of the Special Service Group Navy (SSGN) has arrived at the scene.
22. Operation has ended and ten personal embraced shahadat out of which 8 were from Pakistan Navy and two were from Sindh Rangers.
23. Security personnel who achieved martyrdom included one officer Lt. Yasser Abbas, 3 firemen, 3 SSG personnel, 1 sailor and 2 personnel of Pakistan Rangers.