The Pakistani military has announced that it concluded a clearance operation against militants who stormed a security facility in the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday. Security forces killed three attackers and captured one in injured condition, according to a statement from the army.

The US State Department has reaffirmed support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself after Pakistani forces carried out cross-border anti-militant operations. Islamabad says 29 militants were killed under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.