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Two Pakistani intelligence agents involved in tracking al-Qaeda suspects have been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi, police say. | Two Pakistani intelligence agents involved in tracking al-Qaeda suspects have been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi, police say. |
Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim and his deputy, Fazlur Rahman, were employees of Pakistan's main civilian spy agency. | Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim and his deputy, Fazlur Rahman, were employees of Pakistan's main civilian spy agency. |
The men were attacked late on Thursday at a car showroom in a commercial area. | The men were attacked late on Thursday at a car showroom in a commercial area. |
Pakistan's main cities are routinely the scene of attacks by Islamist militants opposed to Islamabad's support for the US-led "war on terror". | Pakistan's main cities are routinely the scene of attacks by Islamist militants opposed to Islamabad's support for the US-led "war on terror". |
The teeming city of Karachi also frequently witnesses clashes between the supporters of rival sectarian and political groups. | The teeming city of Karachi also frequently witnesses clashes between the supporters of rival sectarian and political groups. |
The men shot dead on Thursday were the apparent victims of a "targeted killing", a police spokesman told the Associated Press news agency. | The men shot dead on Thursday were the apparent victims of a "targeted killing", a police spokesman told the Associated Press news agency. |
A senior intelligence official quoted by the AFP news agency said the two were at "the forefront of anti-Al-Qaeda operations in Karachi". | A senior intelligence official quoted by the AFP news agency said the two were at "the forefront of anti-Al-Qaeda operations in Karachi". |
"They were involved in the arrests of many of the terror network's operatives in the past two months," the official was quoted as saying. | "They were involved in the arrests of many of the terror network's operatives in the past two months," the official was quoted as saying. |
The men were employed by the Intelligence Bureau, the only one of Pakistan's three spy agencies that is controlled by the civilian interior ministry, rather than by the military. | The men were employed by the Intelligence Bureau, the only one of Pakistan's three spy agencies that is controlled by the civilian interior ministry, rather than by the military. |
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