Cornered by the army, the militants retreated to one area of the airport.One of them blew up himself outside the airport's engineering unit, causing heavy damage to it. Another blew himself up outside the airport's workshop.
Director General ISPR, Major General Asim Bajwa, said on Twitter, "all passengers in planes evacuated to safer places. The hunt for terrorists is on."
No group or militant organization has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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