LARKANA: Rangers Director General Major General Bilal Akbar stated on Saturday that the operation against terrorists will continue until the last terrorist meets his fate.

Rangers DG attended the funeral prayers of a martyred Rangers official which were offered at Rangers Headquarters here.

Sepoy Shahid Sial embraced martyrdom and 14 others were injured when militants attacked a check post in Larkana district.

According to Rangers sources, a vehicle of the Rangers was attacked with a hand grenade at Mirokhan Chowk near central jail. At least five Rangers officials were injured in the explosion. One Rangers official succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

According to BDS, militants attacked the checkpost of with a remote controlled device, and fled the scene.

Police said that the explosive materials were fixed on a bicycle parked near the checkpost of Rangers.

The injured included four personnel and nine civilians who were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Police cordoned off the area, following the attack, and kicked off a search operation in the surrounding areas during which nine suspects were arrested.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Speaking to media after attending Sial’s funeral prayers, Major General Bilal Akbar said terrorist will be chased and hunted in every part of the country.

To a question, he said terrorists used two bicycles to target the paramilitary force. Similar explosive material was used in the past attacks as well.

The attack could be an attempt to sabotage China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, he added.

Earlier, the newly elected Chief Minister of Sindh, Murad Ali Shah, condemned the attack and sought a report from the concerned officials.

The incident took place four days after two gunmen opened fire on the army’s pick-up truck in Saddar area in Karachi, claiming lives of Lance Naik Abdul Razzaq and Sepoy Khadim Hussain.

The law enforcement agencies launched a major crackdown on militants and criminals in the city, which is the country’s economic hub, in 2013 and levels of violence have dropped drastically since then.—INP