Incident Summary:

01/29/2012: Gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed two Sunni Tehrik activists in the Garden area, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two members were helping to prepare for a group public gathering. A passerby was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201201300005

When:
2012-01-29

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Usmanabad

Location Details:
Garden area of Karachi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Political Organization Sunni Tehrik (ST)
Specific Description ST Activist/Worker Sohail Qadri
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Handgun
Weapon Details
A 9mm pistol was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Pakistan: Two shot dead in Karachi firing," Right Vision News, January 31, 2012.
"Two ST men shot dead in Garden area," Plus News Pakistan, January 30, 2012.
"Two shot dead in Karachi firing," Plus News Pakistan, January 30, 2012.