Police and security officials are among the confirmed dead, according to Mohammad Azeem, an official with the Edhi rescue center, a leading local charity service.
Paramilitary rescue and security personnel are on site in an ongoing operation, Azeem said.
“The situation is still developing and the administration, with the help of the security forces, administers security and controls the situation,” he said.
“We will issue a more detailed statement in due course once the situation is under control and more details are known. For now, the shooting has stopped and the reinforcement is in place,” the tweet said.
Abid Ali, director of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, told reporters that four attackers entered the complex and started shooting, but the situation was now under control.
“There were four attackers who came from the parking lot, threw a grenade at the KSE’s main entrance, and then started firing indiscriminately,” he said.
“The attackers were wearing uniforms that looked like police uniforms, all four were killed and the situation is currently under control.”
This is a developing story.
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