Karachi airport reopens to passengers after terrorist attack

Seemi Jamali, medical superintendent Jinnah Hospital Karachi, said overall 19 bodies and 25 injured were rushed to the hospital where some of the wounded were being treated in intensive care unit.

A report about the attack has been submitted to the Pakistan prime minister, which said the terrorists tried to take control of the airport and wanted to destroy all planes present at the airport, but security forces retaliated and foiled their plan, Xinhua reported.

On Monday morning, Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack saying that it was launched in retaliation of unannounced military operations at their hideouts in the north-western tribal areas of the country.

Taliban spokesperson Shahidullah Shaid termed the attack as a revenge for the killing of former Taliban chief Hakimulla Mehsud in a US drone strike in November last year and vowed to conduct more such attacks in future.