Incident Summary:

12/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ahsan Raza in Defence Housing Authority neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. Raza, a former Pakistan Army major, was killed in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201512120027

When:
2015-12-12

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sindh

City:
Karachi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Defence Housing Authority neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Pakistan Army
Specific Description Former Major: Ahsan Raza
Nationality of Target Pakistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Pakistan: TTP claims Quetta blast, shootings in Karachi, Peshawar," Dawn Online, December 14, 2015.
"Retired army major shot dead in Karachi's DHA," The Express Tribune, December 12, 2015.
"2 killed, 5 injured as Taliban target security personnel in Pakistan," Xinhua General News Service, December 12, 2015.