Incident Summary:

10/30/2000: Four gunmen riding inside a car opened fire on Ahmadi worshipers when they emerged from the mosque in Khatiawala village, Pakistan, killing 5 and injuring 10. A spokesman at the Ahmadi head office in Rabwah, Punjab blamed the attack on Islamic militants.

GTD ID:
200010300002

When:
2000-10-30

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Punjab

City:
Khanewal

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Worshipers of the Ahmadi sect
Specific Description Ahmadi worshipers in Khatiawala village in Punjab Province
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
Additional Information This attack was the single largest attack on the Ahmadis since they were officially ousted from the fold of Islam in 1975 by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Five Ahmadi worshipers in Pakistan killed by gunmen," Kyodo News Service, October 30, 2000.